Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Tue, Dec 22, 2020, 8:37 AM CST (14:37 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-12-22 14:37:36 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.318° N, 98.156° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.39 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.29 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.51 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.82 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2099 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2099 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.1Oklahoma · 2099 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2098 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2098 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2098 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2098 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2098 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2097 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.18 km SE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 2096 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.24 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2095 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.91 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2095 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2095 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2095 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.04 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.910 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.110 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.010 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2094 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 1.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2093 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.88 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2092 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.37 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 1.77 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.87 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2090 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  42. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  44. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2087 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.99 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.515 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  50. 1.615 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2080 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.75 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2080 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.615 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2080 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2079 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2079 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.96 km NW of Dover, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 2.66 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.93 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.111 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 171.

Before

  1. 2.23 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.52 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.01 km SSE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.54 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6
  7. 2.44 km W of Seiling, Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.75 km SSW of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2108 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.53 km NW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2109 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2109 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.03 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.42 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2111 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.62 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2111 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.42 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2111 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.73 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2111 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2111 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2112 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.84 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2112 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020zbob. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.