M2.5 earthquake 1 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Quinton, Oklahoma on Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 4:17 AM CST (10:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 1 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.47	ML, local (Richter)	Oklahoma Geological Survey	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.23 · 11 stations
2.5	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.096 · 28 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020yxol (also filed as us7000csn6). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:58 AM UTC.