Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma on Mon, Aug 31, 2020, 11:02 PM CDT (04:02 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-09-01 04:02:12 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.567° N, 98.541° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.63 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.76 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.12 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.715 km ENE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.06 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2212 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.66 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2212 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.05 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2211 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.15 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2211 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.06 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.912 km WNW of Avard, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.110 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.910 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 3.44 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 11
  22. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.62 km NNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 1.63 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.84 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.26 km WNW of Hardtner, Kansas · 2202 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  29. 2.010 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.55 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.64 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.15 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.46 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  39. 1.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.816 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.03 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.71 km NW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  52. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  54. 1.5Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.54 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.617 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 1.73 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.42 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 8
  8. 1.73 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.81 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.35 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.16 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.78 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.06 km SW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020recs. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.