Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma on Sat, May 16, 2020, 2:24 PM CDT (19:24 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2020-05-16 19:24:37 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.205° N, 98.637° 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
±0.15
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.04 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.56 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.26 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.29 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2325 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.010 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.610 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 3.92 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 21
  25. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.715 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 1.93 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.71 km SE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.14 km NE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 1.74 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 1.711 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  40. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.31 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 1.61 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 2.02 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 1.61 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  45. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  46. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 2.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.81 km S of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.81 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.62 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 1.615 km SW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.95 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.86 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.13 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.213 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.77 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.317 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.07 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.47 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2337 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020jpyv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:32 AM UTC.