Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 23, 2020, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-09-23 22:30:30 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.514° N, 99.272° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.46 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.816 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.71 km NW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.5Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.617 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 2.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.53 km WSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2173 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.625 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2173 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.8Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.04 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.910 km SW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.52 km WSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.65 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 1.55 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2165 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.112 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.94 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2158 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.26 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  49. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  50. 2.310 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2155 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  57. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2155 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  59. 1.65 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 2.26 km WNW of Hardtner, Kansas · 2194 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.84 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.62 km NNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.910 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.912 km WNW of Avard, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.06 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.15 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.05 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.66 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.06 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.715 km ENE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 2.12 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 1.87 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.73 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020stsj. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.