Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 2 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Quinton, Oklahoma on Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 10:21 PM CDT (03:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 7 km SSW of Dustin, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-08-18 03:21:54 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.135° N, 95.345° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
131°
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.012 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.09 km WNW of Ashland, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 1.91 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.82 km SSW of Hulbert, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.63 km SE of Zeb, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.57 km SE of Calvin, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.012 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.613 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.712 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.27 km SSW of Dustin, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.76 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.11 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.81 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.713 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.712 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.81 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 2253 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.96 km SSE of Yeager, Oklahoma · 2266 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020qemj. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:51 PM UTC.