Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Sun, Dec 15, 2019, 10:00 AM CST (16:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2019-12-15 16:00:57 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.529° N, 98.989° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2484 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2484 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2484 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2483 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2481 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.65 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2481 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.25 km WSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2480 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.45 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2480 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2480 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2480 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.72 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 2478 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.14 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2478 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.54 km S of Alva, Oklahoma · 2477 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2476 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2475 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2475 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  17. 3.412 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2475 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 14
  18. 1.811 km WNW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.913 km WNW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2474 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.911 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2473 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.73 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2472 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.15 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2472 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.716 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2470 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.23 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2470 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.04 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2470 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.617 km ENE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 2469 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 3.14 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2468 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  28. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2468 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.016 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2467 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2467 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2467 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2466 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 1.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2466 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.63 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2466 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.9Oklahoma · 2466 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.23 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2465 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.53 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2464 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.712 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2464 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  40. 1.514 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2462 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 1.77 km NNE of Custer City, Oklahoma · 2462 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.63 km ESE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2461 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2461 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.35 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2460 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2459 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.42 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.85 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  48. 3.45 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 16
  49. 2.24 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.54 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.15 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.24 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 2.15 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 2.019 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.2Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2454 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 2.215 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 2453 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2485 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2485 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.06 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2485 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.86 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2485 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.06 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2485 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2485 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2486 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.07 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2486 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2488 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.87 km WNW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2488 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.27 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2490 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.98 km W of Drummond, Oklahoma · 2490 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 2.03 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2490 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.26 km NW of North Enid, Oklahoma · 2492 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.025 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2492 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2493 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.84 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2493 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2495 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2495 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 3.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2495 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019ynat. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.