Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma on Fri, Oct 18, 2019, 7:01 AM CDT (12:01 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-10-18 12:01:30 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.908° N, 98.522° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
35°
Stations used
94

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 183 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2531 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.26 km WSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2530 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.86 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2530 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.38 km WSW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 2530 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2529 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.711 km NE of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 2529 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.66 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2529 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2529 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.111 km NE of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 2529 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.012 km NE of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 2528 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.76 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 2528 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.86 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 2528 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2527 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.86 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2527 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.16 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2527 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.511 km ENE of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 2527 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2526 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.911 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2526 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 2.36 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2525 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.55 km ESE of Helena, Oklahoma · 2525 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.35 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2524 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.27 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2523 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.77 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2523 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.81 km NE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2523 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.87 km NNE of Custer City, Oklahoma · 2522 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  26. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2522 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.36 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2521 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2521 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 1.52 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2520 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.87 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 2519 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.16 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2519 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.010 km NW of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2519 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.52 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2519 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  34. 2.14 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2518 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.114 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2518 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.114 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2518 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 2.011 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2518 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 2.414 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2518 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.86 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2517 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.47 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2516 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.62 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2516 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.37 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2516 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.61 km WNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2516 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.47 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2516 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2516 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.57 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2516 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.16 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2516 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 2.17 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2516 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2515 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.05 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 2515 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.15 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 2515 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.26 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2515 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 1.615 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2515 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.13 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2515 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 1.715 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2513 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2513 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  57. 1.73 km NW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2512 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2511 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.41 km WNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2511 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2510 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 183.

Before

  1. 2.512 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2531 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.86 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2531 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.016 km ENE of Chester, Oklahoma · 2532 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.97 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2532 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.87 km WSW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2532 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2532 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.61 km NW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2533 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.611 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2534 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.620 km NE of Chester, Oklahoma · 2534 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.89 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2534 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 1.96 km NE of Hillsdale, Oklahoma · 2535 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.62 km SSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2535 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.96 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2535 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.67 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2535 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.66 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2536 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.02 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2537 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019uktr (also filed as us70005veu). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.