Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Wed, May 13, 2020, 11:25 PM CDT (04:25 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 2 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-14 04:25:35 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.526° N, 98.987° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.213 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 2.13 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.611 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2327 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2325 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.56 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.26 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 2.29 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.010 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.610 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  35. 3.92 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 21
  36. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  40. 1.715 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.14 km NE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.74 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.711 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.81 km S of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 1.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.62 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.615 km SW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2307 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.95 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2307 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.77 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.317 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.07 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.47 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.07 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.79 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.59 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2335 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.37 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2335 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.98 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.06 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.74 km NNW of Camargo, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2338 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.99 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2339 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.26 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2339 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.36 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020jlee (also filed as us70009ft6). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.