Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma on Wed, Oct 7, 2020, 8:55 PM CDT (01:55 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-08 01:55:54 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.655° N, 98.690° 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
±0.29
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.610 km S of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.63 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.8Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.68 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.73 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.58 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.97 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.910 km SW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.65 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.87 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.46 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.55 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2165 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.513 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 1.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.313 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.112 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.26 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.65 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.610 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 1.94 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2150 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2148 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2147 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2146 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2145 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.64.3 km NW of Meno, OK · 2142 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.211.9 km N of Ames, OK · 2138 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.917.3 km NW of Waynoka, OK · 2138 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 2.212 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2137 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.7Oklahoma · 2136 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2134 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2134 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.15 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.75 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.35 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.25 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 2.311 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2132 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.56 km E of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2131 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  55. 2.07 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2127 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2126 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2124 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 1.77 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2122 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 1.58 km ENE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2122 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.09 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.71 km NW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.46 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.56 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.53 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.55 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.62 km NNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.06 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.15 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020ttoe. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC.