Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Tue, Aug 13, 2019, 9:55 PM CDT (02:55 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 10 km ENE of Greenfield, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Waynoka forecastMore in Oklahoma

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-14 02:55:55 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.459° N, 98.763° 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
±0.13
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 127.

Before

Earthquakes todayOklahoma earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019pvhy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 PM UTC.