M2.5 earthquake 10 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Sat, May 23, 2020, 8:05 AM CDT (13:05 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 2 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.46	ML, local (Richter)	Oklahoma Geological Survey	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.21 · 21 stations
2.6	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.154 · 11 stations

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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 117.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020kcgv (also filed as us70009p3i). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.