Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 13 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma on Mon, Jan 6, 2020, 11:38 AM CST (17:38 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-06 17:38:01 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.955° N, 97.313° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
104°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.41 km E of Katie, Oklahoma · 2443 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.32 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2434 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.53 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2434 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.05 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2434 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.13 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2431 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.53 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2431 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.33 km NNE of Velma, Oklahoma · 2423 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.9Oklahoma · 2423 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.511 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.14 km SW of Katie, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.24 km SW of Katie, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.88 km WNW of Caney, Oklahoma · 2401 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.66 km SW of Byars, Oklahoma · 2400 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.013 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma · 2469 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020akmk (also filed as us70006vac). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC.