Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma on Tue, Aug 11, 2020, 9:16 AM CDT (14:16 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 1 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-11 14:16:25 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.117° N, 95.389° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.11 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.12 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.012 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.09 km WNW of Ashland, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.91 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.82 km SSW of Hulbert, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.63 km SE of Zeb, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.57 km SE of Calvin, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.713 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 1.712 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.81 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.96 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2263 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.93 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.513 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020psnl. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:01 AM UTC.