Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma on Sun, May 31, 2020, 5:01 PM CDT (22:01 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 6 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Alex forecastMore in Oklahoma

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-31 22:01:46 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.950° N, 97.726° 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
70°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.58 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2307 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.99 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.79 km ESE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.81 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2277 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.51 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2277 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.99 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.8Oklahoma · 2266 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.610 km NNW of Maysville, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2254 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.68 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 2.15 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.09 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2325 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 22
  5. 1.58 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2325 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.28 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2326 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.09 km WNW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.69 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.88 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.68 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 1.69 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2339 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 2.08 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2339 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.68 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 3.310 km SE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 44

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020kroo. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.