Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma on Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 8:56 PM CST (02:56 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 3 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-17 02:56:30 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.797° N, 96.650° 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
±0.15
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.27 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2440 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 10
  4. 1.89 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.75 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.55 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.612 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.39 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.62 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 2433 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.83 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2433 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.72 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 6
  12. 1.83 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.110 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2431 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.65 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2428 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.72 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.68 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.04 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.93 km SE of Carney, OK · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.98 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 1.56 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.6Oklahoma · 2423 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.34 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.69 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.76 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2419 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.64 km ESE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.09 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.36 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.33 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  29. 1.74 km W of Langston, Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.92 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  31. 1.82 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.610 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.6Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.57 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.67 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2405 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  36. 1.72 km WNW of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2405 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.73 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.05 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.615 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2399 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.616 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2399 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2391 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  42. 1.75 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2388 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.610 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2386 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.711 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2385 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.87 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 2385 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.98 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2385 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.98 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2385 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2384 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.77 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.17 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2444 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.44 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2449 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.6Oklahoma · 2450 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.42 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2451 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 10
  7. 1.510 km NE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 2460 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.69 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 2460 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.86 km WSW of Yale, Oklahoma · 2461 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.915 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2462 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.98 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2463 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 1.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2467 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.55 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2468 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.19 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.66 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2469 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.79 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2469 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020bdlw. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:01 AM UTC.