Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 16, 2020, 4:05 AM CDT (09:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 3 km W of Minco, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-16 09:05:22 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.155° N, 97.669° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
101

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.54 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.33 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.77 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.74 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.92 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.14 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.84 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.60 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.63 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.63 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.76 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.63 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.83 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.73 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.72 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.97 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.85 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  29. 1.66 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.09 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.16 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 2.35 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.79 km NW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.47 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.16 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.84 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.26 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.68 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.88 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.81 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.09 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2216 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 3.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 8
  51. 2.42 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  52. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  55. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.73 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.87 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2213 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2213 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2213 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.64 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.810 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.58 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.74 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 3.13 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.13 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.95 km SW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.98 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.78 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.53 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 3.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.03 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.54 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.69 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020qbgr. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 8:56 AM UTC.