Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km S of Covington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km S of Covington, Oklahoma on Fri, Dec 6, 2024, 2:38 PM CST (20:38 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2024-12-06 20:38:02 UTC
Depth
17.6 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.253° N, 97.581° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.94 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 665 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.65 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 665 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.74 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 665 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.52 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 663 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.53 km SE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 656 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.64 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 655 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.713 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 653 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.64 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 651 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.69 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 642 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.89 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 642 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.910 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 642 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.78 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 642 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.313 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.38 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 637 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.913 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 633 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.47 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 631 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.212 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 630 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.86 km NW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 628 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.66 km NW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 628 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.66 km NNW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 628 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.95 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 622 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.25 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 622 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.66 km NNW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 622 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.83 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 621 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 1.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 667 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.64 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 667 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.65 km WSW of Dover, Oklahoma · 667 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.55 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 674 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 73
  5. 1.61 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 674 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 678 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.39 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 678 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 6
  8. 3.410 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 678 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 7
  9. 2.61 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 678 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.23 km SE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 685 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.65 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 686 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.28 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 686 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 687 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.08 km NNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 687 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.19 km NW of Union City, Oklahoma · 687 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.811 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 689 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.54 km NNW of Bison, Oklahoma · 693 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.85 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 694 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2024xytw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC.