Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 2, 2020, 2:26 PM CDT (19:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-02 19:26:36 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.531° N, 98.985° 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
±0.15
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.92 km SSE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.63 km NW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 1.52 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.86 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.75 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.55 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.67 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.68 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.69 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.69 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.99 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.54 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.122 km N of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.85 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.14 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.60 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 2.06 km SW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 1.78 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 2.16 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 2.35 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.81 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.73 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 3.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 8
  34. 2.42 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.87 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2211 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 2.12 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.715 km ENE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  46. 2.06 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  47. 1.66 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.05 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.15 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2200 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  51. 3.06 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  52. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.912 km WNW of Avard, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
  54. 1.910 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  55. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.62 km NNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.84 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.26 km WNW of Hardtner, Kansas · 2191 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 2.010 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 1.55 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.63 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.57 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.57 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.75 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.67 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.73 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.77 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.110 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.52 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2257 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.94 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2258 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020pcmd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC.