Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 9 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Sparks, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 16, 2019, 9:52 PM CDT (02:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 12 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-03-17 02:52:21 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.532° N, 96.781° 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
78°
Stations used
92

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.012 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2747 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 93
  2. 1.811 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.73 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2745 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.74 km S of Cole, Oklahoma · 2745 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 21
  5. 2.3Oklahoma · 2744 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.85 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2743 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.66 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 2741 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 2.10 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2741 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.58 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2741 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.81 km NNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2739 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 65
  11. 1.61 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2738 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.83 km NW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2736 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 8
  13. 1.92 km WSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2736 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 10
  14. 2.31 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.51 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.70 km SE of Cole, Oklahoma · 2731 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 23
  17. 2.18 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2730 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.85 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.02 km NW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2723 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.910 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2719 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.85 km N of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2714 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 2.17 km E of Carney, Oklahoma · 2747 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.66 km E of Carney, Oklahoma · 2748 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.71 km WNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2750 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.41 km WNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2750 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.511 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2751 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 17
  6. 2.011 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2753 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.83 km E of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2753 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2753 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.49 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2754 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.92 km ENE of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2755 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.75 km NNW of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2755 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.84 km E of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2756 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 11
  13. 1.913 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.712 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2759 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.83 km SE of Cole, Oklahoma · 2760 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.29 km SSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 2760 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.811 km SE of Cashion, Oklahoma · 2762 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.811 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2762 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.07 km ENE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2762 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.111 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2763 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 144

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019fhgk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.