Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma on Sun, May 24, 2020, 4:56 PM CDT (21:56 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 9 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Blackwell forecastMore in Oklahoma

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-24 21:56:58 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.870° N, 97.454° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.71 km SE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.14 km NE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.24 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 2.3Kansas · 2314 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.74 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.77 km SSW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.31 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.61 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.02 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.61 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 1.81 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.65 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 3.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 11
  25. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.62 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.210 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.95 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2304 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.98 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 1.86 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 2.86 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 1.64 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.93 km SE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.96 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.76 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.45 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.63 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 2.07 km NNW of Harper, Kansas · 2298 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.96 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 2.16 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.92 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 21
  4. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.79 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.04 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.7Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.9Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.77 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

Earthquakes todayOklahoma earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020ketw. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:52 AM UTC.