Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma on Sun, Feb 2, 2020, 4:47 AM CST (10:47 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-02 10:47:31 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.993° N, 97.804° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
83

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km ENE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 2430 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.99 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2430 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.810 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2430 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.610 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2429 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.98 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2429 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.810 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.210 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2428 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.33 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2428 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.39 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.9Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.69 km ENE of Alex, OK · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.76 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 13
  15. 1.69 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.67 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.9Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.76 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.67 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 2.37 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  21. 1.511 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.56 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 5
  23. 2.26 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.75 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2423 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.96 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2423 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2423 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 2.08 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2422 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 1.99 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  29. 1.87 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.79 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.98 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 2.06 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2419 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 2.14 km SW of Katie, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 2.24 km SW of Katie, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.59 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 6
  37. 1.79 km ENE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.56 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.08 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  41. 2.17 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  43. 2.67 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.72 km WNW of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.811 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.75 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 2.27 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 1.8Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 1.65 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.16 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.06 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.09 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.66 km SW of Byars, Oklahoma · 2405 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.56 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2405 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 7
  57. 1.77 km SW of Washington, Oklahoma · 2403 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.88 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2398 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 3.48 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2398 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 54
  60. 1.77 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2394 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2431 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2433 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.58 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2433 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.811 km WSW of Byng, Oklahoma · 2435 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.53 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.13 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.311 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2437 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.05 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.53 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.810 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 2.110 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.32 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.88 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.57 km SW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.16 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2443 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.28 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2444 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.08 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 14
  18. 2.27 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 10
  19. 2.19 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.58 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020chhl (also filed as us60007mq0). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC.