M2.1 earthquake 13 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma on Mon, Jan 16, 2023, 5:44 AM CST (11:44 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 11 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Oklahoma Geological Survey
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-01-16 11:44:39 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.078° N, 95.509° 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
- ±0.24
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- Stations used
- 60
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.613 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1343 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.811 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1336 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.611 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1297 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023bchu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC.