Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 5, 2019, 9:49 PM CST (03:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km S of Minco, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-06 03:49:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.080° N, 97.685° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511 km ESE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2815 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.015 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 2809 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.05 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2807 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.45 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2806 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.84 km S of Minco, Oklahoma · 2804 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.35 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2803 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.16 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2802 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 2.16 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2801 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.35 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2800 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.31 km NW of Wayne, Oklahoma · 2798 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.37 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2797 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.45 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2797 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.46 km SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2797 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 2.510 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2792 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.21 km NE of Wayne, Oklahoma · 2790 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.13 km WNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2786 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.75 km S of Amber, Oklahoma · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 6
  18. 2.45 km S of Amber, Oklahoma · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.3Oklahoma · 2782 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.214 km ESE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2781 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.55 km S of Amber, Oklahoma · 2781 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 7
  22. 2.24 km SW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2781 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 7
  23. 1.913 km ESE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2780 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.16 km S of Amber, Oklahoma · 2779 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  25. 3.48 km NNE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2778 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 79
  26. 2.69 km NNE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2775 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.34 km S of Amber, Oklahoma · 2774 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.27 km S of Amber, Oklahoma · 2773 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 3.06 km SSE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2772 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 44
  30. 2.66 km SSE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2771 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.73 km S of Amber, Oklahoma · 2770 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 6
  32. 1.84 km ENE of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2767 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  33. 2.64 km NNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2767 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 60
  34. 1.92 km N of Cole, Oklahoma · 2766 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 8
  35. 2.33 km E of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2766 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 10
  36. 3.111 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2763 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 144
  37. 2.07 km ENE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2762 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.811 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2762 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.811 km SE of Cashion, Oklahoma · 2762 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 1.83 km SE of Cole, Oklahoma · 2760 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.316 km E of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2759 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 1.916 km E of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2759 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.616 km E of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  44. 2.216 km E of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 1.813 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2822 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.55 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2824 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 17
  3. 2.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2824 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.62 km SW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2830 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.55 km NNE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2834 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.96 km NNW of Velma, Oklahoma · 2845 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j0p9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.