Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 6 km N of Medford, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 6 km N of Medford, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 20, 2019, 5:54 AM CST (11:54 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 0 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-01-20 11:54:23 UTC
Depth
1.8 km (1.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.866° N, 97.723° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
46

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 102.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j6m2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.