Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 1 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma on Sun, Dec 15, 2019, 7:33 PM CST (01:33 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 2 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2019-12-16 01:33:40 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.129° N, 95.360° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.43ML, local (Richter)Oklahoma Geological SurveyPreferred · Confirmed · ±0.21 · 9 stations
2.0mb_Lg, Lg-wave bodyUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.228 · 5 stations

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
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 64.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019yntr (also filed as us60006ryq). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.