Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 13 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 13 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma on Thu, Jul 25, 2019, 1:02 AM CDT (06:02 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 14 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2019-07-25 06:02:34 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.842° N, 98.078° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.66ML, local (Richter)Oklahoma Geological SurveyPreferred · Confirmed · ±0.24 · 28 stations
2.4mb_Lg, Lg-wave bodyUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.082 · 39 stations

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
34°
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: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019olac (also filed as us60004v9i). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:28 PM UTC.