Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5 km W of Horntown, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km W of Horntown, Oklahoma on Tue, May 21, 2019, 2:16 PM CDT (19:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-05-21 19:16:00 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.096° N, 96.306° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
90

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.86 km W of Horntown, Oklahoma · 2677 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.35 km WNW of Horntown, Oklahoma · 2677 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2673 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.710 km NE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 2672 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.36 km W of Lane, Oklahoma · 2671 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2669 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.15 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2668 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.25 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2666 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.45 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2665 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 41
  10. 2.05 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2663 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2662 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.56 km WSW of Sparks, Oklahoma · 2661 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.25 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2661 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.96 km W of Spaulding, Oklahoma · 2654 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.34 km N of Calvin, OK · 2653 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.55 km NW of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2653 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.26 km W of Wayne, Oklahoma · 2652 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.34 km NNE of Calvin, Oklahoma · 2651 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.55 km NW of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2651 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2651 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.97 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 2650 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.42 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2650 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 2.24 km NNE of Calvin, Oklahoma · 2650 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.04 km N of Calvin, Oklahoma · 2649 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.43 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2648 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 2.53 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2648 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.83 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2645 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 2644 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2644 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.05 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2644 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.23 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2641 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 2.83 km ENE of Quinton, OK · 2641 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.72 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2640 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.43 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2639 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.62 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2634 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.62 km NNE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2634 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.12 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2633 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.33 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2631 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.85 km NW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 2630 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 2.50 km W of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2691 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.33 km W of Horntown, Oklahoma · 2693 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 35
  3. 2.53 km ESE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2701 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.43 km ESE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2702 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60003qcd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:33 AM UTC.