Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Mon, Dec 16, 2019, 7:06 AM CST (13:06 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-16 13:06:19 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.761° N, 98.071° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2473 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2473 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2473 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.611 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2471 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2471 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2471 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.65 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2470 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.45 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2470 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.66 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2469 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2469 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2469 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.73 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2468 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2468 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.72 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.14 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2467 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.54 km S of Alva, Oklahoma · 2467 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.63 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2467 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2467 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.16 km SSW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2466 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2465 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 2.67 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2465 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2465 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2465 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  24. 1.87 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2463 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  25. 1.67 km SSW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2463 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.73 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2462 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 2.15 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2462 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 1.716 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2460 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 3.71 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2460 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 70
  30. 2.23 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2459 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.04 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2459 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 1.54 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.44 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.24 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 3.14 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  36. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.016 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 2.63 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.9Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 2.23 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2454 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 1.53 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2454 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2454 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 1.712 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2454 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.514 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2452 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.6Oklahoma · 2451 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.63 km ESE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2451 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  51. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2451 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 2.44 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2450 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.35 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2449 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2449 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  55. 2.42 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2448 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.85 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2448 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  57. 3.45 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2448 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 16
  58. 2.38 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.24 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.54 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 1.56 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.74 km E of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.06 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.86 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.06 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2475 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2475 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2475 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.81 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2476 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.32 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2476 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.07 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2476 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.1Oklahoma · 2476 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.51 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2477 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2477 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2478 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.87 km WNW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2478 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.28 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.19 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2479 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019yoqn. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:18 PM UTC.