Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 13 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma on Sat, Dec 21, 2019, 6:42 AM CST (12:42 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 13 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-21 12:42:06 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.966° N, 97.323° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 8.4 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
225°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.513 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 2451 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.41 km E of Katie, Oklahoma · 2442 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.96 km SSW of Stonewall, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.32 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2433 days ago · 16 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.53 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.05 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.13 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2430 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.53 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2430 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.33 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2422 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.9Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.511 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.14 km SW of Katie, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.24 km SW of Katie, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019yxtf. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:59 AM UTC.