Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3 km W of Minco, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km W of Minco, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 16, 2020, 2:44 PM CDT (19:44 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-16 19:44:24 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.309° N, 97.988° 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.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.74 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.92 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.84 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.63 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.66 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 1.76 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.67 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.54 km SW of Apache, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 15
  15. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.63 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.83 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.57 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 2.86 km WSW of Apache, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 53
  20. 1.73 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.72 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.85 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 3.47 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 10
  25. 1.85 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.71 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2211 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.52 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.02 km NE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.63 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 1.63 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.54 km S of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  32. 3.44 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 11
  33. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.68 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.87 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 71
  36. 1.63 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.53 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.56 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  40. 1.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.09 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.95 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
  44. 1.611 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.610 km S of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.83 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.64 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.74 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.13 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.13 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.95 km SW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.53 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.03 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.54 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2239 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.86 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.86 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.68 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.66 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.66 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.56 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020qcbu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.