Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Tue, May 5, 2020, 5:42 PM CDT (22:42 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 3 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-05 22:42:53 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.763° N, 98.074° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
75

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.711 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.611 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.53 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.77 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.9Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.7Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 2.04 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 1.56 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.26 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.29 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  23. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.010 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.610 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 3.92 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 21
  41. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  43. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 1.715 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.93 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.71 km SE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.14 km NE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.24 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 2.3Kansas · 2309 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.74 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.711 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  59. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2307 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  60. 1.77 km SSW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020iwcv. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.