Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km ESE of Buffalo, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km ESE of Buffalo, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 4, 2020, 4:33 AM CST (10:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-04 10:33:36 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.770° N, 99.452° 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
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
24

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 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.921 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2396 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2395 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.715 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2395 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.710 km S of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2391 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2390 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.614 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2388 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2383 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2383 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2382 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2380 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2380 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2380 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.69 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2379 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2378 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.09 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2376 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.77 km E of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.923 km WSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.915 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2362 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.610 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2357 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.59 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2356 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2356 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.69 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2356 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2355 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  25. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2355 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2344 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2343 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2338 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2404 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2405 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.63 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.55 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.0Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.75 km E of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.68 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2419 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.613 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.77 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.114 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.67 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2422 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2423 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020elxp. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:53 AM UTC.