Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 19 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 19 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 12, 2020, 3:20 AM CST (09:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 10 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-12 09:20:06 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.961° N, 99.476° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 59 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.2Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.215 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 2442 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.910 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.310 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.6Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2437 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.410 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.812 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.312 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.413 km N of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.313 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.511 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.510 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 2.211 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.010 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2434 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.96 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.912 km N of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.311 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 1.76 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.712 km N of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.8Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.86 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.226 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.914 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2422 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 1.9Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.67 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2419 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.67 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.114 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.77 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.613 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.68 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  44. 2.0Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 1.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.55 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  50. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2405 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.63 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2401 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 1.613 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2400 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.617 km ESE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  55. 1.921 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2391 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.715 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2391 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.710 km S of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2387 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2386 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2450 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.514 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2451 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.712 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2453 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.016 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2455 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.617 km ENE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.716 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2459 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2464 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.54 km S of Alva, Oklahoma · 2466 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2468 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2468 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2470 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2472 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2473 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2473 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2473 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020auva. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.