Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km S of Avard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km S of Avard, Oklahoma on Sat, Jul 11, 2020, 9:45 AM CDT (14:45 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-07-11 14:45:29 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.657° N, 98.798° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 83 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2273 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2273 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2273 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.47 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2273 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2273 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2273 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.6Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2271 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2271 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2271 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.54 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2269 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2269 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.09 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2267 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2267 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2267 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.94 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2266 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.52 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 2.110 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.77 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.73 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.67 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.75 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2257 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2255 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2253 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 1.57 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2253 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2253 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2253 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 1.57 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.63 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.92 km SSE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.63 km NW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.52 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.86 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 3.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  48. 1.75 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.55 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.67 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  53. 1.68 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.69 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.69 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 1.99 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.54 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.122 km N of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 1.85 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.14 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 83.

Before

  1. 1.74 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2276 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.65 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2277 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.011 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2280 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2280 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.811 km NNE of May, Oklahoma · 2280 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2280 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2280 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 2.05 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2280 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.79 km NNE of May, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.89 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 2.015 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.611 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2282 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.66 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2285 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020nnxu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.