Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 7 km SW of Washington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Washington, Oklahoma on Sun, Mar 1, 2020, 4:49 AM CST (10:49 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-01 10:49:05 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.005° N, 97.539° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2400 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.48 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2399 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 54
  3. 1.77 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2395 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.510 km W of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2394 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.87 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.98 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2392 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.98 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2391 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.78 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.610 km W of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2388 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.97 km E of Medicine Park, Oklahoma · 2387 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.66 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2387 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 3.010 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 22
  14. 1.94 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2378 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.63 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.8Oklahoma · 2376 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.81 km NE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 28
  18. 1.75 km ENE of Jones, Oklahoma · 2374 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.67 km NNE of Geronimo, Oklahoma · 2372 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.84 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2365 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.64 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2362 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.811 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2356 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 1.86 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2350 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.011 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 2.56 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 7
  2. 1.66 km SW of Byars, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.09 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.06 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.16 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.65 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.8Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.27 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.75 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.811 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.72 km WNW of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.67 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.17 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.08 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.56 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.79 km ENE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020eglp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:49 AM UTC.