Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km NNE of May, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of May, Oklahoma on Sat, Jul 4, 2020, 8:56 PM CDT (01:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 16 km SSW of Higgins, Texas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-05 01:56:16 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.706° N, 99.675° 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
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
173°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2277 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.65 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2274 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.54 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2271 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.54 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2266 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.110 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2257 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.67 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2256 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.99 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 2239 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.122 km N of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.416 km SSW of Higgins, Texas · 2233 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.06 km SW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 1.78 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.73 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2220 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2277 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2277 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.05 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.79 km NNE of May, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.89 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.015 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2284 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.810 km NNE of May, Oklahoma · 2288 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.98 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2292 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2292 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2292 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.910 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2292 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2292 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020nbzk. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.