Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma on Wed, May 20, 2020, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 5 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-20 23:05:57 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.963° N, 97.719° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.85 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.66 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.65 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.58 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.99 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.79 km ESE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.81 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.51 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.99 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2271 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.8Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.610 km NNW of Maysville, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 3.09 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 22
  2. 1.58 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.28 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.09 km WNW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 1.69 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2335 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.88 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.68 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2337 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.69 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.08 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.68 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2343 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.310 km SE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2343 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 44
  13. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2348 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.011 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2348 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.86 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2350 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2354 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2354 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020jxod. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:36 PM UTC.