Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km W of Blanchard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km W of Blanchard, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 16, 2020, 10:36 PM CDT (03:36 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 10 km SE of Amber, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-17 03:36:51 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.121° N, 97.769° 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
±0.29
Station coverage gap
145°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km E of Medicine Park, Oklahoma · 2385 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.66 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2384 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.010 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2384 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 22
  4. 2.66 km SE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2383 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.94 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2376 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.63 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.8Oklahoma · 2374 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.81 km NE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2373 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 28
  9. 1.75 km ENE of Jones, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 2.67 km NNE of Geronimo, Oklahoma · 2369 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.84 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2363 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.64 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2360 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.811 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2354 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2351 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2350 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.86 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.011 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2345 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2344 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  19. 3.310 km SE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 44
  20. 2.68 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.08 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2339 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.69 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2338 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 1.68 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.88 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 1.65 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.69 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.09 km WNW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.28 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2326 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 1.78 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2387 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.87 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.510 km W of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2391 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.77 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2393 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.48 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2397 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 54
  6. 1.88 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2397 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.77 km SW of Washington, Oklahoma · 2401 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.56 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2404 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 7
  9. 1.66 km SW of Byars, Oklahoma · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.09 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2405 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.06 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 2.16 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.65 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.8Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.27 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.75 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.811 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.72 km WNW of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020fjdk. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:44 PM UTC.