Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km SSE of Amber, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Amber, Oklahoma on Tue, Feb 19, 2019, 12:08 PM CST (18:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 11 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2019-02-19 18:08:10 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.105° N, 97.862° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
44
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

44 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
87°
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: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000jk3v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:30 AM UTC.