Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 26 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 11, 2019, 11:01 PM CDT (04:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-12 04:01:44 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.961° N, 99.377° 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
±0.19
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
215°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.9Oklahoma · 2601 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.65 km WNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2600 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.59 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 2599 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.55 km SSE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2596 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2594 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.78 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2585 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.99 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 2584 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.71 km W of Avard, Oklahoma · 2583 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.317 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2580 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2580 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.810 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 2577 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2575 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.716 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.56 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2569 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.66 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2566 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.38 km SSW of Byron, Oklahoma · 2562 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.210 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 2562 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2559 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2558 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2557 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.09 km ESE of Alva, Oklahoma · 2553 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2552 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2551 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.68 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2551 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.13 km SSW of Cherokee, OK · 2549 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.910 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2548 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2548 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 2.28 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2604 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.59 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2607 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2610 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.59 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2615 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.210 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2615 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2617 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 2.29 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2619 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.09 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2619 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.89 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2620 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2620 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.98 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2620 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2620 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.39 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2620 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2621 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.88 km S of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2621 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.58 km S of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2622 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.18 km S of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2622 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2622 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2622 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2623 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019prte (also filed as us600053vs). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:58 AM UTC.