Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km W of Quay, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km W of Quay, Oklahoma on Tue, Sep 22, 2020, 10:49 PM CDT (03:49 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 13 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-09-23 03:49:55 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.145° N, 96.832° 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
30°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.52 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.64 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.03 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 2.1Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 2.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.810 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.510 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.96 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 2.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2173 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.26 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  31. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.74 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 1.98 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  37. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 3.23 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 5
  40. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 3.19 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 8
  44. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  45. 2.110 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 1.710 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  49. 1.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  50. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 1.88 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.48 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 1.58 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.310 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.09 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.810 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2161 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 3.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2161 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 2.011 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.87 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 71
  5. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.44 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 11
  8. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.110 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.55 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.05 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.87 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.76 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 2.44 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.85 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.210 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.63 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2211 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2212 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020sshk. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.