Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 9 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma on Wed, Feb 26, 2020, 4:12 PM CST (22:12 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-26 22:12:06 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.994° N, 97.810° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km SW of Byars, Oklahoma · 2400 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.56 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2400 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 7
  3. 1.77 km SW of Washington, Oklahoma · 2398 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.88 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2394 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.48 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2393 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 54
  6. 1.77 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2389 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.510 km W of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2388 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.78 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2383 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.610 km W of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2382 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.97 km E of Medicine Park, Oklahoma · 2381 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.66 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2381 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 3.010 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2380 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 22
  13. 1.94 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2372 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.63 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2372 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.8Oklahoma · 2370 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.75 km ENE of Jones, Oklahoma · 2368 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.67 km NNE of Geronimo, Oklahoma · 2366 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.84 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2359 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.811 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2350 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.86 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2344 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 2.06 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 2.16 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.65 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2403 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.8Oklahoma · 2403 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.27 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.75 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2404 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.811 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2405 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.72 km WNW of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.67 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.17 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.08 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.56 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.79 km ENE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.59 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 6
  19. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.24 km SW of Katie, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020eaac. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.