Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma on Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 3:00 PM CDT (20:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km SSE of Erin Springs, 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
2020-08-06 20:00:46 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.104° N, 97.726° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.66 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.66 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.68 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.86 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.86 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.95 km SW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.54 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.33 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.77 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.74 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.92 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.84 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.63 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.66 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 1.76 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 1.67 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 2.54 km SW of Apache, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 15
  24. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.63 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.83 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 1.57 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 2.86 km WSW of Apache, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 53
  29. 1.73 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.72 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 1.85 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 3.47 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 10
  34. 1.85 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 1.71 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.52 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2212 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.02 km NE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2211 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.63 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.63 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.54 km S of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  41. 1.68 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  42. 2.87 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 71
  43. 1.53 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.56 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  46. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.95 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 2.37 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.68 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2257 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.67 km NNE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2269 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.610 km NNW of Maysville, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.8Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.99 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2273 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020pjvg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:46 AM UTC.