Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 1 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 1 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 30, 2019, 8:59 AM CDT (13:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-03-30 13:59:20 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.107° N, 97.584° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
49°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.70 km SE of Cole, Oklahoma · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 23
  2. 2.18 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2731 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.415 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2731 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.89 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2730 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.59 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2729 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.89 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2729 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.69 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2729 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.85 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2728 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.015 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.9Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.615 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.415 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2722 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.816 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2721 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.52 km ESE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2721 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.85 km N of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2715 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.73 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2693 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.86 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2693 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.55 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2693 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.54 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 2691 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.52 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 2690 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.45 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2683 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 2.21 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2681 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km WSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2738 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 10
  2. 1.83 km NW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2738 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 8
  3. 2.83 km SSW of Amber, Oklahoma · 2738 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 8
  4. 2.59 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2738 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.82 km W of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 2738 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.09 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2739 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.29 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2740 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.81 km NNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2740 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 65
  9. 2.19 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2741 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.39 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2741 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.09 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2743 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.09 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2743 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.10 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2743 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.19 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2744 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.09 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2745 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.58 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2745 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.74 km S of Cole, Oklahoma · 2747 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 21
  18. 3.012 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2748 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 93
  19. 1.77 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2749 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 2.39 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 2749 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000k7m9. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.