Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km WSW of Ashland, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Ashland, Oklahoma on Fri, May 29, 2020, 10:27 AM CDT (15:27 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 3 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-05-29 15:27:29 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.757° N, 96.103° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.23 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.76 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.51 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.52 km S of Ashland, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.79 km WNW of Caney, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.69 km NW of Tushka, Oklahoma · 2287 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.74 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 2287 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.94 km W of Prague, Oklahoma · 2283 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.82 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.61 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2277 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.812 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2276 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.27 km N of Atwood, Oklahoma · 2274 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.07 km N of Atwood, Oklahoma · 2274 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.513 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.93 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2267 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.96 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.11 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.92 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.213 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.812 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2345 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020knko. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC.