Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 17 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma on Wed, May 13, 2020, 1:28 AM CDT (06:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 2 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-05-13 06:28:19 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.909° N, 98.809° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
118°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 2.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.213 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.13 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.711 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.611 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.77 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.9Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2327 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2326 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.29 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.010 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 2.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.610 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 3.92 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 21
  40. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.715 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.14 km NE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 1.74 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.711 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.62 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.79 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.59 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.98 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2337 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.99 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2343 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2343 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2345 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2345 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.19 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2345 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2348 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.65 km ENE of Harper, Kansas · 2350 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.97 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2354 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2356 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2357 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2359 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2360 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020jjms. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:02 PM UTC.