Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km SW of Byars, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Byars, Oklahoma on Fri, Feb 28, 2020, 2:34 AM CST (08:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 6 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-28 08:34:24 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.838° N, 97.108° 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
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
10

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 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2400 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7
  2. 1.77 km SW of Washington, Oklahoma · 2397 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.96 km SSE of Gerty, Oklahoma · 2394 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.88 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2393 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.48 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2393 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 54
  6. 1.77 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2389 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.510 km W of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2387 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.87 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 2385 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.98 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2385 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.98 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2385 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2385 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.78 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2383 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.610 km W of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2382 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.66 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2380 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 3.010 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2380 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 22
  16. 1.513 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 2376 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.611 km NNW of Kenefic, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.94 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2372 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.63 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.8Oklahoma · 2370 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 1.75 km ENE of Jones, Oklahoma · 2367 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.84 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2359 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.811 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2350 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.71 km NE of Coalgate, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  26. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2346 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  27. 1.86 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2343 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.011 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 1.88 km WNW of Caney, Oklahoma · 2400 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.09 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2401 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.06 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.16 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.65 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.8Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.27 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.75 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2403 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.811 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2405 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.67 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.17 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.08 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.56 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.79 km ENE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.59 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  20. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020ecqd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.