Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma on Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 10:59 AM CDT (15:59 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-22 15:59:33 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.694° N, 97.448° 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
±0.26
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.09 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.16 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.35 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.84 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.68 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.88 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 8
  15. 2.42 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2220 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.63 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.210 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 1.85 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 2.44 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2212 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.71 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2211 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.52 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.02 km NE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.63 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.63 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.54 km S of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.05 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.05 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.15 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 1.55 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 3.06 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  38. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 3.44 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 11
  41. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.87 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 71
  44. 2.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.011 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.711 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.63 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.55 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.53 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.56 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.52 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  54. 1.64 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.46 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 5
  58. 1.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 1.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 1.97 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.72 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.73 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.57 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.83 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.63 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.67 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.76 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.66 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 1.63 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.63 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020qmtj. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:54 PM UTC.