Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma on Fri, Feb 28, 2020, 3:05 AM CST (09:05 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-28 09:05:13 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.275° N, 97.886° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
25°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km SW of Washington, Oklahoma · 2404 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.88 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2400 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.48 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2400 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 54
  4. 1.77 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2395 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.510 km W of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2394 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.87 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.78 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2390 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.610 km W of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.97 km E of Medicine Park, Oklahoma · 2388 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.66 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2387 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.010 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 22
  12. 2.66 km SE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2385 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2382 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.812 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2379 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.8Oklahoma · 2379 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.94 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2379 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.63 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.8Oklahoma · 2377 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.81 km NE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2376 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 28
  20. 1.75 km ENE of Jones, Oklahoma · 2374 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 2.67 km NNE of Geronimo, Oklahoma · 2372 days ago · 34 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.84 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2366 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.64 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2362 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.811 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2357 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.66 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2355 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2354 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.96 km N of Weatherford, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.86 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2350 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 2.16 km WSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2348 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 2.011 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 1.66 km SW of Byars, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.09 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.06 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.16 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.65 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.8Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.27 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.75 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.811 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.72 km WNW of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.67 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.67 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.72 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.17 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.08 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.56 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020ecre (also filed as us600085zd). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC.