Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma on Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 6:24 AM CDT (11:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 2 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-04-15 11:24:42 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.262° N, 98.585° 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
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2360 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  2. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2360 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2359 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.83 km WNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2358 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2358 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.82 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2357 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2357 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.110 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2357 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.66 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2356 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2356 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.96 km N of Weatherford, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.97 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.16 km WSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2348 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2345 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2345 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.92 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2345 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.19 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2344 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2344 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2344 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2343 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 2.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2343 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.36 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2343 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2343 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.210 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  30. 3.26 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.99 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2339 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.54 km N of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2338 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.74 km NNW of Camargo, Oklahoma · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 3.06 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2337 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  36. 1.98 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2337 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.37 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.59 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.79 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 2.07 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2335 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.47 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.07 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.317 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.77 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  47. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  49. 2.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 2.213 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 2.13 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2360 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.59 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2360 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 1.610 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2361 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2365 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2365 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2365 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.915 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2366 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.33 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2366 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.53 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2367 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.13 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2367 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.13 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2367 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.711 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2370 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.04 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2370 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.22 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2370 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 116
  18. 3.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 45
  19. 1.64 km ENE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2373 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 1.93 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2373 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020hksk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.