Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 4:51 PM CDT (21:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 9 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-23 21:51:33 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.528° N, 98.987° 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
104°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2372 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.812 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.8Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.77 km E of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.74 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.98 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2370 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.923 km WSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.93 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2365 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.64 km ENE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2365 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.04 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2361 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.711 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2361 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.13 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2359 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.13 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2359 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.53 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2359 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.33 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2358 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.915 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2358 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2357 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2357 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2356 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.610 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.59 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2352 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2352 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.69 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2352 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2351 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2351 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.66 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2345 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.97 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 2344 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 2.16 km WSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2339 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.19 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2335 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2335 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.36 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2335 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 3.26 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 1.99 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.74 km NNW of Camargo, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 3.06 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  49. 1.98 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.37 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.59 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.79 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 2.07 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2327 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 2.47 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  57. 2.07 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.317 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.77 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2374 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.84 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2374 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.69 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2376 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2376 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2376 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.34 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2377 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 1.95 km S of Canton, Oklahoma · 2379 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2379 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.95 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2382 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.79 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2382 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.84 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2382 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.02 km WSW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2383 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 1.614 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2384 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2384 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.12 km NNW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2386 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020fvmn. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.