Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma on Tue, Feb 4, 2020, 8:09 PM CST (02:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-05 02:09:18 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.491° N, 97.654° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2429 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.9Oklahoma · 2429 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.69 km ENE of Alex, OK · 2428 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.76 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2428 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 13
  6. 1.69 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.67 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.9Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.76 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.67 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.37 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.511 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.56 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  14. 2.26 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.75 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.96 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.08 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 1.99 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2422 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.87 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2422 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.79 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.98 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 2.06 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  24. 2.14 km SW of Katie, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.24 km SW of Katie, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.59 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
  28. 1.79 km ENE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 2.56 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.08 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.17 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.67 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  35. 1.811 km SW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  36. 1.75 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.8Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  38. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 1.65 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.06 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 2.09 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.66 km SW of Byars, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  43. 2.56 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7
  44. 1.77 km SW of Washington, Oklahoma · 2404 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.88 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2400 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 3.48 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2400 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 54
  47. 1.77 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2395 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 1.510 km W of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2394 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 1.78 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2390 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.610 km W of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 1.97 km E of Medicine Park, Oklahoma · 2388 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.66 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2387 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 3.010 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 22
  54. 1.513 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 2382 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.94 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2379 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.63 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2378 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.8Oklahoma · 2377 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 2.67 km NNE of Geronimo, Oklahoma · 2372 days ago · 34 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2430 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.210 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2431 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.810 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2431 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.98 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2431 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.610 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2431 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.810 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2431 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.99 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.59 km ENE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.38 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2433 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.68 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2434 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.58 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2434 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.811 km WSW of Byng, Oklahoma · 2437 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.53 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2437 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.13 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 2.311 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.05 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2440 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.53 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2440 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.810 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2440 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.110 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2440 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020cmcw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.