Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 4 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma on Tue, Aug 18, 2020, 4:57 PM CDT (21:57 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2020-08-18 21:57:28 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.330° N, 97.990° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
74

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.76 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.67 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.54 km SW of Apache, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 15
  6. 1.67 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.63 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.83 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.57 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.86 km WSW of Apache, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 53
  11. 1.73 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.72 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.85 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 3.47 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2213 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 10
  16. 1.85 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2212 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.71 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.52 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.02 km NE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.63 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 1.63 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.54 km S of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 3.44 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 11
  24. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.68 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 2.87 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 71
  27. 1.63 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.53 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.56 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  31. 1.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.09 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.95 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 4
  35. 1.611 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.610 km S of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.8Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.74 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2173 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.63 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.84 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.92 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.74 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.77 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.33 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.54 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.83 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.64 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.74 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.13 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.13 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.95 km SW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.53 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020qfxe (also filed as us6000bguz). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC.