Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma on Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 12:59 AM CST (06:59 UTC), 2 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 8 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-02 06:59:37 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.098° N, 97.870° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 86 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 86.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000izse. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:45 AM UTC.