Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km SE of Langston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Langston, Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 5, 2019, 5:17 PM CST (23:17 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km ESE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-05 23:17:44 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.902° N, 97.209° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 65.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j0n6. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:06 AM UTC.