Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma on Tue, Jan 1, 2019, 7:40 PM CST (01:40 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-02 01:40:46 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.455° N, 96.870° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km SE of Hennessey, OK · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.32 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2827 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.98 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2827 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.214 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2826 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.114 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 2826 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2825 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.18 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2824 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.46 km SE of Langston, Oklahoma · 2824 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.92 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2822 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 7
  10. 3.64 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2815 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 154
  11. 2.514 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 2814 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.31 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2814 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2814 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 66
  14. 2.77 km NNE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2814 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 7
  15. 4.04 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 2814 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 474
  16. 2.45 km NE of South Haven, Kansas · 2814 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.44 km NE of South Haven, Kansas · 2813 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.05 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2813 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  19. 1.75 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 2813 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 2.53 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 2812 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.35 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 2812 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.37 km NE of South Haven, Kansas · 2812 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.211 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2811 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.42 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2811 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 2.411 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2810 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 2.06 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2809 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 2.5Kansas · 2809 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2808 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.711 km NE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 2805 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.48 km NNE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2804 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  31. 3.33 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 2804 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 8
  32. 2.46 km SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2804 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.37 km NE of Caldwell, Kansas · 2800 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.15 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 2796 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.314 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2795 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.39 km ESE of Bison, Oklahoma · 2794 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2792 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.41 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2791 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 11
  39. 2.31 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2791 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.65 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2790 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.98 km W of Langston, Oklahoma · 2789 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 2.34 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2788 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 1.55 km W of South Haven, Kansas · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 3.210 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 21
  45. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2784 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.86 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2783 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.11 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2782 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.26 km NE of South Haven, Kansas · 2781 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.79 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2779 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.44 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2775 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 7
  51. 2.49 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2771 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2771 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  53. 3.23 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2771 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 20

Before

  1. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2829 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.95 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2829 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.213 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2830 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2831 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.03 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2831 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 8
  6. 1.65 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2832 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.92 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2834 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2835 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.44 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2839 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.55 km NNE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2841 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.70 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2842 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2842 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2845 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2845 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2847 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2847 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.63 km NNW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2849 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2851 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.711 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2851 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.43 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2852 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000izra. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC.