Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 7:16 AM CST (13:16 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-12-26 13:16:47 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.532° N, 98.982° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2102 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2101 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.910 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2101 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.110 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2101 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.010 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2101 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2101 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.66 km WSW of Custer City, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.87 km N of Arapaho, Oklahoma · 2099 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2099 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.66 km WSW of Custer City, Oklahoma · 2099 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.76 km N of Arapaho, Oklahoma · 2098 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.37 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.77 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.87 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2095 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2095 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2091 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2089 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 1.710 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2085 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.66 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.16 km NNW of Woodward, Oklahoma · 2083 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.111 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.310 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2081 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2081 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.65 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2081 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 1.79 km ENE of May, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2076 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.45 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2075 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2075 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.922 km WSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2075 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.31 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 1.81 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2072 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 1.87 km S of Putnam, Oklahoma · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  43. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.88 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.56 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  46. 2.410 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2066 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.13 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  53. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2061 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.66 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 1.77 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.62 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  60. 1.92 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.1Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2105 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2106 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2106 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2106 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.29 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2107 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2107 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.39 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2107 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2107 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2107 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2107 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.9Oklahoma · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2111 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2111 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 2.44 km W of Seiling, Oklahoma · 2112 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020zitk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.