M3.0 earthquake 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Wed, Dec 9, 2020, 6:53 PM CST (00:53 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km NNE of Quinlan, 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
3.02	ML, local (Richter)	Oklahoma Geological Survey	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.25 · 33 stations
2.9	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.061 · 70 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 89 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 89.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020yeov (also filed as us7000cpli). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.