Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Mon, Aug 26, 2019, 12:09 AM CDT (05:09 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 13 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-26 05:09:43 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.443° N, 97.894° 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
42°
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: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 139.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019qrkl. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.