M1.8 earthquake 8 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma

Magnitude

1.8 (ml), micro

Local time

Thu, Mar 5, 2020, 4:12 PM CST

UTC

2020-03-05 22:12:04 UTC

Depth

6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.110° N, 97.740° W

Region

Oklahoma

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Station coverage gap

89°

Stations used

59

• Blanchard, OklahomaPopulation 8,280. Forecast8 kmWSW
• Chickasha, OklahomaPopulation 16,488. Forecast19 kmENE
• Norman, OklahomaPopulation 128,026. Forecast30 kmWSW
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast268 kmN

After

1. 3.48 km NE of Alex, OklahomaThu, Mar 5, 7:42 PM CST · 2399 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 54
2. 1.77 km WSW of Blanchard, OklahomaTue, Mar 10, 4:37 AM CDT · 2395 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.510 km W of Dibble, OklahomaWed, Mar 11, 9:25 AM CDT · 2394 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
4. 1.87 km E of Meeker, OklahomaFri, Mar 13, 5:57 AM CDT · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
5. 1.78 km WSW of Blanchard, OklahomaSun, Mar 15, 9:05 PM CDT · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
6. 1.610 km W of Blanchard, OklahomaMon, Mar 16, 10:36 PM CDT · 2388 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
7. 1.97 km E of Medicine Park, OklahomaTue, Mar 17, 7:48 PM CDT · 2387 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
8. 1.66 km WSW of Blanchard, OklahomaWed, Mar 18, 7:25 AM CDT · 2387 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
9. 3.010 km WSW of Blanchard, OklahomaThu, Mar 19, 3:42 AM CDT · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 22
10. 2.66 km SE of Crescent, OklahomaFri, Mar 20, 4:02 AM CDT · 2385 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
11. 1.94 km SSE of Minco, OklahomaThu, Mar 26, 10:20 PM CDT · 2378 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
12. 1.63 km SSE of Minco, OklahomaFri, Mar 27, 5:41 AM CDT · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
13. 1.8OklahomaSat, Mar 28, 9:03 PM CDT · 2376 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.81 km NE of Guthrie, OklahomaMon, Mar 30, 2:04 AM CDT · 2375 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 28
15. 1.75 km ENE of Jones, OklahomaTue, Mar 31, 8:39 AM CDT · 2374 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
16. 2.67 km NNE of Geronimo, OklahomaThu, Apr 2, 5:28 AM CDT · 2372 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
17. 1.84 km SE of Minco, OklahomaWed, Apr 8, 11:50 PM CDT · 2365 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
18. 1.64 km NNW of Meridian, OklahomaSun, Apr 12, 3:02 AM CDT · 2362 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
19. 1.811 km NE of Harrah, OklahomaFri, Apr 17, 9:05 PM CDT · 2356 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, OklahomaTue, Apr 21, 1:07 AM CDT · 2353 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
21. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, OklahomaTue, Apr 21, 5:48 AM CDT · 2353 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
22. 1.86 km WSW of Tuttle, OklahomaFri, Apr 24, 7:45 AM CDT · 2350 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
23. 2.011 km NE of Harrah, OklahomaMon, Apr 27, 3:33 AM CDT · 2347 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
24. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, OklahomaMon, Apr 27, 7:05 AM CDT · 2347 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
25. 3.310 km SE of Amber, OklahomaFri, May 1, 7:50 PM CDT · 2342 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 44
26. 2.68 km N of Bradley, OklahomaFri, May 1, 8:36 PM CDT · 2342 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
27. 2.08 km N of Bradley, OklahomaSun, May 3, 3:27 AM CDT · 2341 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
28. 1.69 km SW of Dibble, OklahomaSun, May 3, 8:16 AM CDT · 2341 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away

Before

1. 1.77 km SW of Washington, OklahomaSun, Mar 1, 4:49 AM CST · 2404 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
2. 2.56 km SE of Minco, OklahomaFri, Feb 28, 3:05 AM CST · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 7
3. 1.66 km SW of Byars, OklahomaFri, Feb 28, 2:34 AM CST · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
4. 2.09 km NNW of Alex, OklahomaWed, Feb 26, 4:12 PM CST · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
5. 2.06 km ESE of Union City, OklahomaTue, Feb 25, 9:31 PM CST · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
6. 2.16 km E of Union City, OklahomaTue, Feb 25, 3:58 PM CST · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
7. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, OklahomaTue, Feb 25, 2:08 PM CST · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
8. 1.65 km ESE of Union City, OklahomaTue, Feb 25, 1:11 PM CST · 2409 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
9. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, OklahomaTue, Feb 25, 11:31 AM CST · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
10. 1.8OklahomaTue, Feb 25, 6:03 AM CST · 2409 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
11. 2.27 km ESE of Union City, OklahomaMon, Feb 24, 8:28 AM CST · 2410 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
12. 1.75 km ESE of Union City, OklahomaMon, Feb 24, 5:13 AM CST · 2410 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
13. 1.811 km SW of Blanchard, OklahomaSun, Feb 23, 12:53 AM CST · 2411 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
14. 1.72 km WNW of Cedar Valley, OklahomaSat, Feb 22, 3:54 AM CST · 2412 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
15. 1.67 km ENE of Guthrie, OklahomaSat, Feb 22, 3:15 AM CST · 2412 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.67 km SE of Minco, OklahomaFri, Feb 21, 2:14 AM CST · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
17. 1.68 km NE of Alex, OklahomaThu, Feb 20, 11:30 PM CST · 2413 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
18. 2.17 km NE of Alex, OklahomaThu, Feb 20, 3:47 AM CST · 2414 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
19. 2.08 km NE of Alex, OklahomaWed, Feb 19, 11:36 PM CST · 2414 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.07 km NE of Alex, OklahomaWed, Feb 19, 6:52 PM CST · 2414 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020eoqd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC.