Kansas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 22 km N of Freedom, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km N of Freedom, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 16, 2020, 1:14 AM CDT (06:14 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 6 km WNW of Hardtner, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-16 06:14:44 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.968° N, 99.142° W
Region
Kansas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 4.6 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.60 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.06 km SW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.78 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.81 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.73 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.87 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2211 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.12 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.715 km ENE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.06 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.66 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 1.912 km WNW of Avard, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.910 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.62 km NNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.84 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.26 km WNW of Hardtner, Kansas · 2195 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  22. 2.010 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.816 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.71 km NW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  29. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.5Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 1.54 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.617 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 2.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 1.53 km WSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 1.625 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 1.99 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.68 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.67 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.63 km NW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.63 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.75 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2253 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.67 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2255 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.110 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2255 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.52 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2256 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020qbbb. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.