M1.6 earthquake 11 km NNW of Kenefic, Oklahoma
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km NNW of Kenefic, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 23, 2020, 5:54 PM CDT (22:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.7 1 km NE of Coalgate, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-03-23 22:54:05 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.251° N, 96.388° 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
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 86°
- Stations used
- 46
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.71 km NE of Coalgate, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.514 km ENE of Leon, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayOklahoma earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020fvop. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC.