Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4 km NNW of Paden, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Paden, Oklahoma on Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 3:40 PM CDT (20:40 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 7 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-08-14 20:40:50 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.545° N, 96.591° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2239 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.78 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.98 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.58 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.77 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.97 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.85 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.66 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.84 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.68 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 1.88 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.09 km WNW of Ashland, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.85 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.44 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2213 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.02 km NE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.05 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.55 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 2.87 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 71
  20. 2.011 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.711 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.57 km SE of Calvin, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.810 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.16 km NW of Ada, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.37 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.55 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.97 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.25 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2253 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.65 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2258 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.15 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2263 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.66 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2263 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.68 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.96 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.92 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.72 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020pymq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.