Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 4 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma on Sun, Dec 1, 2019, 11:58 PM CST (05:58 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-02 05:58:45 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.074° N, 98.635° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2487 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2487 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.91 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2487 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.72 km SW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2486 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2486 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2486 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2485 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.25 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2485 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.95 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2485 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.74 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 2485 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.5Oklahoma · 2484 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.74 km SW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2484 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2484 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2484 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 3.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2484 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2484 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2484 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.84 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2483 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2482 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.26 km NW of North Enid, Oklahoma · 2481 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.512 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2481 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 2.03 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2480 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.98 km W of Drummond, Oklahoma · 2479 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.27 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2479 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.87 km WNW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2478 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2477 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 1.51 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2476 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.615 km NW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2476 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.815 km NW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2476 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.1Oklahoma · 2476 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.615 km NW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2476 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 2.07 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2476 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.81 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2475 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2475 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  36. 2.06 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.86 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  38. 2.06 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  40. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.56 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2473 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2473 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2473 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 2.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2473 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2472 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.75 km SW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2471 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2470 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 2.013 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2470 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 1.65 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2470 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.25 km WSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2469 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.45 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2469 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2469 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2469 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.73 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2467 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.72 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 2467 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.14 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2467 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 1.54 km S of Alva, Oklahoma · 2466 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 1.63 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2466 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.613 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2465 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 1.94 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2487 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.43 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 2488 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2488 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2489 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.110 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2489 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.615 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2489 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.815 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2491 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 1.71 km N of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2491 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.6Oklahoma · 2491 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2491 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.812 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2492 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.012 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2492 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.36 km ESE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2492 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.612 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2492 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.28 km ESE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2493 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.89 km ESE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2493 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.08 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2493 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.61 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2494 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.80 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2494 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.01 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2494 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019xonf. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.