Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 13 km N of Rosston, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 13 km N of Rosston, Oklahoma on Tue, Jan 21, 2020, 4:26 PM CST (22:26 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-01-21 22:26:44 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.929° N, 99.910° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 2.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
134°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.313 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.511 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.510 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.211 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.010 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2434 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.96 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.912 km N of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.311 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.76 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.712 km N of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.8Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.86 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.226 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.67 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 2.114 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.77 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.68 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2413 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 2.0Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 1.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 1.617 km ESE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.614 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2383 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 2.312 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.812 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.410 km NNE of Rosston, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2436 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.710 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2437 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.6Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2438 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.310 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.910 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2439 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.2Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.019 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 2445 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.617 km ENE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 2458 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2464 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60007cfq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.