Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 19, 2020, 10:00 AM CDT (15:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 7 km SSW of Dustin, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-19 15:00:22 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.111° N, 95.530° 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
183°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km WNW of Ashland, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.91 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.82 km SSW of Hulbert, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.63 km SE of Zeb, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.57 km SE of Calvin, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.012 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.613 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.712 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.27 km SSW of Dustin, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.76 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.12 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.11 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.81 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.713 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.712 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.81 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020qhex. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC.