Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km WNW of Washington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Washington, Oklahoma on Wed, Jul 3, 2024, 3:12 PM CDT (20:12 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 4 km WNW of Washington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-07-03 20:12:40 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.075° N, 97.520° 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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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
93

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 85.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2024mzso (also filed as us6000nif1). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.