Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 15 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 15 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Tue, Nov 12, 2019, 2:26 AM CST (08:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 1 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2019-11-12 08:26:19 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.459° N, 98.799° 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 IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 145.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019weee. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.