Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma on Fri, Dec 20, 2024, 7:18 PM CST (01:18 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 7 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-12-21 01:18:46 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.938° N, 97.897° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Station coverage gap
24°
Stations used
86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 640 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.89 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 640 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.910 km SW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 640 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.78 km WSW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 639 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.313 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 636 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 2.47 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 629 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.212 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 627 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.86 km NW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 625 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.66 km NW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 625 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.66 km NNW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 625 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.510 km NE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 622 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.25 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 619 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.66 km NNW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 619 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.83 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 618 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.35 km NNE of Verden, Oklahoma · 614 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.66 km N of Verden, Oklahoma · 611 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.97 km N of Verden, Oklahoma · 610 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 609 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.91 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma · 605 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  21. 1.80 km SSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 604 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.61 km SSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 603 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.95 km N of Verden, Oklahoma · 603 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.50 km SSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 602 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.00 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 602 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 11
  26. 1.86 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 602 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.86 km NNE of Verden, Oklahoma · 600 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.95 km N of Verden, Oklahoma · 599 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.80 km NNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 599 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 9
  30. 1.90 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 599 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.90 km W of Cole, Oklahoma · 597 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  32. 1.75 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 596 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.75 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 595 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.00 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 11
  35. 2.14 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 595 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 1.53 km NNE of Cole, Oklahoma · 591 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km SE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 653 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.52 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 660 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.74 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 663 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.65 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 663 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 1.94 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 663 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.66 km S of Covington, Oklahoma · 663 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 664 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.64 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 664 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.65 km WSW of Dover, Oklahoma · 665 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.55 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 671 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 73
  11. 1.61 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 672 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 675 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.39 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 676 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 6
  14. 3.410 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 676 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7
  15. 2.61 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 676 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.97 km NNW of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 678 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.77 km NNW of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 678 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2024yyse (also filed as us7000p0iw). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.