Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 1 km SSW of Chester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Chester, Oklahoma on Thu, May 30, 2019, 8:24 PM CDT (01:24 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 13 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-05-31 01:24:09 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.204° N, 98.925° 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
±0.34
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
84

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2677 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.37 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2677 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.110 km ESE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2677 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.810 km ESE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2676 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.17 km SW of Avard, Oklahoma · 2675 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.05 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2675 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.07 km NNE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2675 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2674 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2673 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 2.19 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2673 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 2.05 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2673 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.910 km NNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2673 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.06 km ENE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2672 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.16 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2672 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.910 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2671 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.911 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 2671 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2671 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2670 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2670 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.914 km NNW of Calumet, Oklahoma · 2670 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.82 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2670 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.910 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 2669 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 1.86 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2669 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.62 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2669 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.48 km WNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2669 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.51 km SW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2669 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2669 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.86 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2669 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2668 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2668 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.17 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2668 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2667 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  33. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2667 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.17 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2666 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 2.17 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2666 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 1.93 km NE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2666 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2664 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.97 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2664 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.54 km NE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2664 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2662 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2662 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.97 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2662 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.06 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2662 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.06 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2660 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.86 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2660 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.1Oklahoma · 2658 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.87 km NE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2658 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2658 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2658 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2657 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.19 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2657 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.38 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2657 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2657 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2657 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2657 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 1.99 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2657 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.09 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2656 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.06 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 2656 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 2.910 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 2653 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2649 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.610 km ESE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2679 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.36 km SW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2684 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019koef. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:29 AM UTC.