Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma on Thu, Aug 20, 2020, 5:33 PM CDT (22:33 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-08-20 22:33:09 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.102° N, 97.727° 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
±0.32
Station coverage gap
62°
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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.86 km WSW of Apache, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 53
  2. 1.73 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.72 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.85 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.47 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 10
  7. 1.85 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.71 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.52 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2212 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.02 km NE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2211 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.63 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.63 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.54 km S of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.68 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.87 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 71
  16. 1.53 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.56 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  19. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.95 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.16 km NW of Ada, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.83 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.63 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.54 km SW of Apache, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 15
  5. 1.67 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.76 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.66 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.63 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.84 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.92 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.74 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.77 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.33 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.54 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2239 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.95 km SW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.86 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020qjpj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:27 AM UTC.