Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 11:05 PM CDT (04:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-08-13 04:05:56 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.112° N, 95.389° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
119°
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.012 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.09 km WNW of Ashland, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.91 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.82 km SSW of Hulbert, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.63 km SE of Zeb, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.57 km SE of Calvin, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.81 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.713 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.712 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.81 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.96 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.93 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2266 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.513 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2269 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020pvkh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:52 AM UTC.