Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 7 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 7 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma on Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 10:07 AM CDT (15:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-07-15 15:07:21 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.870° N, 97.434° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
10
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
3.2 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 150°, dip 85°, rake -25°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 242°, dip 65°, rake -174°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
100

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.09 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2258 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.94 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2258 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2257 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2256 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.68 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2256 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.66 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2256 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.712 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2255 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2255 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.010 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2255 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2253 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.52 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.73 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.35 km E of Harper, Kansas · 2251 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.510 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  27. 1.77 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 1.65 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.75 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  31. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.25 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 1.97 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.57 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.57 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 2.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.63 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 3.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 10
  45. 2.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.92 km SSE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 1.63 km NW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.52 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 1.62 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 3.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  52. 2.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.75 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.55 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.67 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  58. 1.68 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.69 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.86 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2262 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2262 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2263 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.6Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.47 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.74 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.50 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.84 km SSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2266 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.74 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.31 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2269 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.08 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2269 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.61 km NNE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020nvgn (also filed as us7000anxr). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:09 PM UTC.