Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 4 km SW of Apache, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Apache, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 19, 2020, 8:51 PM CDT (01:51 UTC), 14 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km WSW of Apache, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-20 01:51:32 UTC
Depth
13.6 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.868° N, 98.399° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
15
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

15 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
57

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 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.63 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.83 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.57 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.86 km WSW of Apache, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 53
  6. 1.73 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.72 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.47 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 10
  10. 1.95 km SE of Granite, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.52 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.02 km NE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.63 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.63 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.54 km S of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.68 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.53 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.56 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.09 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.95 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  21. 1.611 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.610 km S of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.67 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.76 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.66 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.63 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.84 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.92 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.74 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.33 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.54 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.86 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.86 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.68 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.66 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.66 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.56 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.67 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020qiak (also filed as us6000bhhu). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.