Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 13 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma on Tue, Jan 21, 2020, 4:35 PM CST (22:35 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 11 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-21 22:35:09 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.930° N, 99.898° 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
±0.15
Station coverage gap
202°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
44

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.511 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.510 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.211 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.010 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2434 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.96 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.912 km N of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.311 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.76 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.712 km N of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.8Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.86 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.226 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.67 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.114 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.77 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.68 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.0Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.617 km ESE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.614 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2383 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 2.413 km N of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.312 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.812 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.410 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2437 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.6Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.310 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.910 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.2Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.019 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2446 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.617 km ENE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2464 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020bmgt (also filed as us60007cg6). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.