Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7.0 km ENE of Helena, OK

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7.0 km ENE of Helena, OK on Thu, Nov 12, 2020, 9:56 AM CST (15:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-11-12 15:56:22 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.521° N, 98.341° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 128 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710.2 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.610 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.610.2 km ENE of Waynoka, OK · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, OK · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.610.1 km SW of Quinlan, OK · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.510.0 km SW of Quinlan, OK · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.510 km NE of Quinlan, OK · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 2.06 km NNW of Jefferson, OK · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.59.5 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2151 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2151 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.010.6 km E of Lamont, OK · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.510.4 km E of Lamont, OK · 2151 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.610.5 km WNW of Jefferson, OK · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.810.4 km WNW of Jefferson, OK · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2151 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.69.1 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2151 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2151 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2151 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 1.69.1 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2151 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.59.4 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2151 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.98.9 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2150 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.79.2 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2150 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2150 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.64.3 km NW of Meno, OK · 2150 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  27. 1.59.1 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2149 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.76 km NNW of Jefferson, OK · 2148 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.46.1 km SSE of Jefferson, OK · 2148 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.68.4 km NE of Nash, OK · 2148 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  31. 1.81.6 km SSE of Lambert, OK · 2148 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.29.8 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2147 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.89.3 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2147 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.79.5 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2147 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 2.211.9 km N of Ames, OK · 2146 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.917.3 km NW of Waynoka, OK · 2146 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 2.212 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.7Oklahoma · 2144 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2144 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2144 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.73 km NW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2143 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2143 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.62 km WSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.93 km NW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2143 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  48. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2142 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2142 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2142 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2142 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2142 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2142 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2142 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.88 km S of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2142 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 1.53 km NW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2141 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.55 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2141 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  58. 2.4Oklahoma · 2141 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.15 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2140 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 1.75 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2140 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.810 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.56.1 km N of Cherokee, OK · 2153 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.56 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2155 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.04 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.94 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2158 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.04 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.59 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.54 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020wgon. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:49 AM UTC.