Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma on Fri, May 22, 2020, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 3 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-23 02:12:26 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.117° N, 95.393° 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.

Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.11 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.712 km SSE of Slick, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.63 km WSW of Ashland, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.52 km NNE of Notiechtown, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.23 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.76 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.51 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.52 km S of Ashland, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.62 km SW of Hulbert, Oklahoma · 2291 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.82 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2274 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.61 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.812 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.27 km N of Atwood, Oklahoma · 2269 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.07 km N of Atwood, Oklahoma · 2269 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.513 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2266 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.93 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2263 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.96 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km SW of Hulbert, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.213 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.92 km SW of Hulbert, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.812 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020kblh. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC.