Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km WSW of Apache, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Apache, Oklahoma on Thu, Aug 20, 2020, 10:39 PM CDT (03:39 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-21 03:39:33 UTC
Depth
17.8 km (11.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.864° N, 98.428° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
53
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

53 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.72 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.47 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 10
  5. 1.95 km SE of Granite, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.52 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.02 km NE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.63 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.63 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.54 km S of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.68 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.53 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.56 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.09 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.95 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.611 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.610 km S of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.57 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.83 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.63 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.54 km SW of Apache, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 15
  6. 1.67 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.76 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.66 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.63 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.84 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.92 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.74 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.33 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.54 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.86 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.86 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020qjzl (also filed as us6000bi4b). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.