Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 23, 2020, 8:46 AM CDT (13:46 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-23 13:46:45 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.360° N, 97.346° 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
±0.27
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
99

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.35 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.79 km NW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.47 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.16 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.84 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.26 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.68 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.88 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.81 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.09 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2220 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 8
  19. 2.42 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.73 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 1.63 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  29. 2.210 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.85 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2213 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2212 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.44 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.71 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.76 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 2.12 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.87 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  39. 2.06 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.66 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.05 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.05 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 2.15 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.55 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 3.06 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  47. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.110 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 3.44 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 11
  51. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  53. 2.87 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 71
  54. 2.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.011 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 1.711 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.63 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.55 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 2.09 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.66 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.85 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.97 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.63 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.14 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.85 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.83 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.64 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 1.810 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.58 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020qokm. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC.