Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma on Fri, May 8, 2020, 8:44 AM CDT (13:44 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 7 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-08 13:44:52 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.956° N, 97.692° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2327 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.69 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.09 km WNW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 2.28 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.58 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 3.09 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 22
  7. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.15 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.85 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 1.66 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.65 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2304 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.58 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.99 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.79 km ESE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.81 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2271 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 1.51 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2271 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away

Before

  1. 1.68 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.69 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.08 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.68 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2335 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.310 km SE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2335 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 44
  6. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2339 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.011 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.86 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2345 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2346 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.811 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.84 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2358 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020jaxp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.