Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma on Sat, May 23, 2020, 10:13 PM CDT (03:13 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
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-24 03:13:06 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.111° N, 95.379° 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
132°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712 km SSE of Slick, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.63 km WSW of Ashland, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.52 km NNE of Notiechtown, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.23 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.76 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.51 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.52 km S of Ashland, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.62 km SW of Hulbert, Oklahoma · 2292 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.82 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2276 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.61 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2273 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.812 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2273 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.27 km N of Atwood, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.07 km N of Atwood, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.513 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2267 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.93 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.96 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.92 km SW of Hulbert, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.213 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.92 km SW of Hulbert, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.812 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020kdiv. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:41 PM UTC.