Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 10 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 19, 2020, 1:14 AM CST (07:14 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 12 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-01-19 07:14:36 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.532° N, 98.980° 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
±0.15
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2450 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2449 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.6Oklahoma · 2449 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2449 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2448 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.410 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.812 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.312 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.413 km N of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.313 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.511 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.510 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.211 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2447 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.010 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.84 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2443 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2443 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.6Oklahoma · 2442 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.66 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2442 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2440 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.96 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.912 km N of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.311 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.76 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.78 km WNW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 1.79 km SW of Aline, Oklahoma · 2437 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 1.88 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2437 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.712 km N of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2437 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.74 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.8Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.86 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.226 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.24 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 1.914 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2433 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.86 km S of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 2433 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.9Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  38. 1.67 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2431 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2431 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2430 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2429 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.611 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2429 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.67 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  44. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2428 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2428 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.114 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2428 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2428 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.77 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2428 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.613 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2428 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 2.07 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.62 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.65 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.68 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.75 km E of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  58. 1.93 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 2423 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2422 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.0Oklahoma · 2422 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 1.910 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2450 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2450 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.07 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2451 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.0Oklahoma · 2452 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2453 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.215 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 2453 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2454 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.2Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2456 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.019 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.15 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.24 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.15 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2457 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.54 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.24 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.45 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 16
  19. 2.85 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.42 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020bhll. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:34 AM UTC.