Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4 km NW of Chester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Chester, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 20, 2019, 4:55 AM CST (10:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km ESE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-20 10:55:36 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.252° N, 98.954° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.34 km ESE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2801 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 8
  2. 2.46 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2800 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 2.02 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2797 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.35 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2791 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.38 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2790 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.55 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2789 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.96 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2784 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.51 km N of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2783 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.39 km ENE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2782 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.3Oklahoma · 2782 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.214 km ESE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2780 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.913 km ESE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2779 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.36 km ENE of Custer City, Oklahoma · 2776 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.415 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2773 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.218 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2769 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.24 km SW of Aline, OK · 2768 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2764 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.84 km WSW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2761 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.316 km E of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2759 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.04 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.916 km E of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.07 km SW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.715 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.714 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.616 km E of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.216 km E of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.56 km N of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2756 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2754 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 2.38 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2753 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  30. 2.22 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2752 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2752 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.0Oklahoma · 2751 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  33. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2750 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2749 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.66 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2748 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
  36. 2.15 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 2748 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2748 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.611 km W of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2747 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.77 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 1.77 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 1.58 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2742 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 2.09 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2742 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.04 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2804 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.38 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2815 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.511 km ESE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2815 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.93 km SE of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2816 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.04 km ESE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2816 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 6
  6. 2.219 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2818 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.08 km NNW of Meno, Oklahoma · 2819 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.410 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2820 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.32 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2820 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.62 km SE of Hennessey, OK · 2820 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.26 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2823 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 2.05 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2823 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.03 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2824 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 8
  14. 3.15 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2825 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
  15. 1.92 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j6ls. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.