Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma on Tue, Aug 19, 2025, 8:08 AM CDT (13:08 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2025-08-19 13:08:41 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.805° N, 98.346° 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
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49 km S of Spivey, Kansas · 404 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.56 km SSE of Spivey, Kansas · 404 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.517 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 395 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.05 km WNW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 393 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.85 km WNW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 393 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.64 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 374 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.94 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 373 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.74 km WNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 373 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 363 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 362 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 362 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.13 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 353 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 353 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.83 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 351 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.17 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 350 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 2.05 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 409 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 420 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.86 km WSW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 422 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 427 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.610 km NNE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 431 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2025qffs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC.