Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma on Wed, Feb 12, 2020, 9:42 AM CST (15:42 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 8 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-12 15:42:05 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.959° N, 97.715° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
69

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.98 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.06 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.14 km SW of Katie, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.24 km SW of Katie, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.59 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  8. 1.79 km ENE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.56 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.08 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.17 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.67 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.811 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2404 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.75 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.27 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.8Oklahoma · 2401 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2401 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.65 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2401 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2401 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.16 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2401 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.06 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2401 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 2.09 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2400 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.66 km SW of Byars, Oklahoma · 2399 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.56 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2399 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 7
  27. 1.77 km SW of Washington, Oklahoma · 2396 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.88 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 3.48 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2392 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 54
  30. 1.77 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2387 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 1.510 km W of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2386 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.78 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2382 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.610 km W of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2381 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.97 km E of Medicine Park, Oklahoma · 2380 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.66 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 3.010 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2379 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 22
  37. 1.94 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.63 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2370 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 1.8Oklahoma · 2369 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.75 km ENE of Jones, Oklahoma · 2366 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.67 km NNE of Geronimo, Oklahoma · 2364 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.84 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2358 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.99 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.08 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.96 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.75 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.26 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.56 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  8. 1.511 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.37 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2419 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.67 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2419 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.76 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.9Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.67 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.69 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.76 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 13
  16. 1.69 km ENE of Alex, OK · 2420 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.9Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.39 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.33 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2422 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020czyf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.