Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma on Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 4:16 PM CDT (21:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-10-22 21:16:57 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.408° N, 96.841° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.310 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.09 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.810 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.18 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.37 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 8
  10. 1.56 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.55 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.05 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.513 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.313 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2165 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2165 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.28 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2165 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.88 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2165 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 2165 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2165 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.66 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 17
  27. 1.7Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.6Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 1.8Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2161 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.66 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2161 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.89 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.68 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.87 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.510 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.59 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.04 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 2.36 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2155 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.04 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2155 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.86 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 1.56 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.06 km NNW of Jefferson, OK · 2149 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.010.6 km E of Lamont, OK · 2149 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 1.510.4 km E of Lamont, OK · 2149 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.610.5 km WNW of Jefferson, OK · 2148 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.810.4 km WNW of Jefferson, OK · 2148 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.76 km NNW of Jefferson, OK · 2146 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  51. 2.46.1 km SSE of Jefferson, OK · 2146 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2141 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2141 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.36 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2140 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2140 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2139 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.55 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2138 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 2.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2136 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 41
  59. 2.04 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2136 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.51 km S of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2134 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.48 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.88 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.710 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.110 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.19 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 8
  13. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.23 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.98 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020uupn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC.