Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma on Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 8:29 PM CDT (01:29 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 3 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-09-17 01:29:37 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.911° N, 98.523° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2562 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.99 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2562 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.66 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2562 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.712 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2562 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.02 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2561 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2561 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.215 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2561 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.23 km S of Minco, Oklahoma · 2561 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.13 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2561 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.63 km S of Minco, Oklahoma · 2561 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.614 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2561 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.02 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2560 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.33 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2560 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.215 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.23 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.915 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2560 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 1.914 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.015 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.610 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.33 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2559 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 3.1Oklahoma · 2558 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 12
  22. 3.112 km WNW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2558 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2557 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.612 km WNW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2557 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.210 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 2557 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.64 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma · 2557 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.5Oklahoma · 2557 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.511 km WNW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2557 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.713 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2557 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.614 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2557 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.02 km NE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2556 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.42 km S of Minco, Oklahoma · 2555 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2555 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.11 km SSE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2554 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.33 km S of Minco, Oklahoma · 2554 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.15 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2554 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  37. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2554 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2553 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  39. 2.01 km SSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2552 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.71 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2552 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 1.95 km ESE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2552 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2552 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.09 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2551 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.79 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2551 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 2.4Oklahoma · 2550 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.16 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2550 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2550 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.16 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2550 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.510 km ENE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 2549 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 1.99 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2548 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.09 km ESE of Alva, Oklahoma · 2548 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2548 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 2.312 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2548 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2548 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.08 km NE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 2547 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.15 km ESE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2546 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.710 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2546 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2546 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  59. 2.14 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2546 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.68 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2546 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 1.56 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2564 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.14 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2568 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.716 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2569 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.04 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2569 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2570 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.312 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2570 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.62 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2571 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2571 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.96 km SSE of Mustang, Oklahoma · 2571 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.312 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2571 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.810 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 2572 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.82 km NE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2572 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.92 km NNE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2572 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.62 km E of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2572 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.915 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.314 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2574 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.02 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2574 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2574 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.115 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2575 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.91 km SW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2575 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019sfig. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:49 PM UTC.