Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 8 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma on Sat, Aug 8, 2020, 2:36 PM CDT (19:36 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), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-08 19:36:01 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.100° N, 97.735° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.86 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.86 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.95 km SW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.54 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.33 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.77 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.74 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.92 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.84 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.63 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.66 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.76 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.67 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.54 km SW of Apache, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 15
  20. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.63 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.83 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.57 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.86 km WSW of Apache, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 53
  25. 1.73 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.72 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.85 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 3.47 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 10
  30. 1.85 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.71 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2211 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.52 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 2.02 km NE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  34. 1.63 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 1.63 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.54 km S of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 1.68 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 2.87 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 71
  39. 1.53 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.56 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  42. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.95 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 1.66 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.66 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.56 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.67 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.37 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.68 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2255 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2257 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.67 km NNE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2267 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.610 km NNW of Maysville, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.8Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 1.99 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2271 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020pnlm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.