Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 9, 2020, 7:48 PM CDT (00:48 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 6 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-09-10 00:48:04 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.530° N, 98.987° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
47

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2212 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.715 km ENE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 2211 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2211 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.06 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.66 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 2.05 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.15 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.06 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.912 km WNW of Avard, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.910 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.62 km NNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.84 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 2.26 km WNW of Hardtner, Kansas · 2199 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.010 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.55 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.46 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.816 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  25. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.71 km NW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 2.09 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  32. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 1.5Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.54 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.617 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  38. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.63 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.53 km WSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 1.625 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 1.8Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.68 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.04 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 1.73 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.58 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.97 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.87 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.42 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 8
  10. 1.73 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.81 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.35 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.16 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.78 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.06 km SW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020ruhw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC.