Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 11 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma on Thu, Dec 26, 2019, 11:22 PM CST (05:22 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 5 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-27 05:22:16 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.916° N, 98.512° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Station coverage gap
70°
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: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2461 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.15 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2461 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.716 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2459 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.23 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2459 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.04 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2459 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.54 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.44 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.24 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.14 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.016 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.63 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.9Oklahoma · 2454 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.23 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2453 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.53 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2453 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2453 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.712 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2453 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.514 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2451 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.77 km NNE of Custer City, Oklahoma · 2451 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.6Oklahoma · 2450 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.63 km ESE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2450 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2450 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.44 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2449 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.35 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2448 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2448 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 2.42 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.85 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  32. 3.45 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 16
  33. 2.24 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.54 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.15 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.24 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 2.15 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  39. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.2Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 2.23 km W of Amber, Oklahoma · 2444 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.17 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2444 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2442 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 2.215 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 2442 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.74 km E of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.77 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 2.0Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.13 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2440 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 2.07 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2440 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 1.910 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 2.310 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 1.6Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  60. 1.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2437 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 1.913 km WNW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2462 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.811 km WNW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2463 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.412 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2463 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 14
  4. 2.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2464 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2465 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.613 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2465 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.63 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2466 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.54 km S of Alva, Oklahoma · 2466 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.14 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2467 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.72 km SSW of Meno, Oklahoma · 2467 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2467 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.73 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2467 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2468 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2468 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 2.45 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2469 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.25 km WSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2469 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 1.65 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2469 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.013 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2470 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2470 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019zidt (also filed as us70006rfg). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.