Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km S of Avard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km S of Avard, Oklahoma on Mon, Feb 17, 2020, 6:27 AM CST (12:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 7 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-17 12:27:54 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.652° N, 98.793° 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
71°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.37 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 2409 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.87 km W of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2405 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2404 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2404 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.27 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2404 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.51 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.63 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2401 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 2.08 km W of Drummond, Oklahoma · 2401 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.613 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2400 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.74 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2399 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2398 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.73 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2396 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.617 km ESE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.77 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2393 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.921 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  18. 2.62 km WSW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2392 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2391 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2391 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2391 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.715 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2391 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2390 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2390 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2388 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2388 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2388 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.710 km S of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2387 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.12 km NNW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2385 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2384 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.614 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2383 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 2.02 km WSW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2383 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.84 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2382 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.79 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2382 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.95 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2381 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2379 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2379 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.95 km S of Canton, Oklahoma · 2378 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.34 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2376 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2376 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.69 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 1.84 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2374 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2374 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2374 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.09 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2372 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.812 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.8Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.77 km E of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.74 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 2.98 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2369 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 3.19 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
  58. 1.923 km WSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2367 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.93 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2365 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.64 km ENE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2365 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

  1. 1.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.0Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.93 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.75 km E of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.68 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.65 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.62 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.07 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.613 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.77 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.39 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 2416 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020divi. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.