Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 5, 2020, 2:56 AM CDT (07:56 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 6 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-05 07:56:46 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.582° N, 97.666° 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
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.75 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.55 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.67 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.68 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.69 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.86 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.67 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.69 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.52 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 2233 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.54 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.43 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 2232 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.03 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  19. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.53 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 1.78 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.98 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.95 km SW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.13 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 3.13 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.74 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.58 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.810 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.64 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.83 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.85 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  38. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 2.14 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 1.60 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.63 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  45. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 1.97 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.09 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.16 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 2.35 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.79 km NW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  54. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 2.47 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2220 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2220 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.16 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2220 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 1.84 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.26 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 1.52 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.63 km NW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.92 km SSE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 10
  7. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.63 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.57 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.57 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 1.97 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.25 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.75 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020phbv. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:42 PM UTC.