Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16 km ENE of Chester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16 km ENE of Chester, Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 7, 2019, 9:31 AM CDT (14:31 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-07-07 14:31:01 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.273° N, 98.755° 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
±0.11
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019netr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.