Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 16, 2020, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 4 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-17 00:10:41 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.307° N, 97.974° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
29°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.63 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.66 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.76 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.67 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.54 km SW of Apache, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 14 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 15
  12. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.63 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.83 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.57 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.86 km WSW of Apache, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 53
  17. 1.73 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.72 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.85 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.47 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 10
  22. 1.85 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.71 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.52 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.02 km NE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.63 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 1.63 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.54 km S of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 3.44 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 11
  30. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.68 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 2.87 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 71
  33. 1.63 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.53 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.56 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  37. 1.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.09 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.95 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
  41. 1.611 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.610 km S of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.8Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.74 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.77 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.33 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.54 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.83 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.64 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.74 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.13 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.13 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.95 km SW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.53 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.03 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 1.54 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.86 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.86 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.68 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020qcko. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:53 AM UTC.