Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 13 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 13 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 14, 2024, 10:21 AM CDT (15:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2024-08-14 15:21:25 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.084° N, 95.508° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
27
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.86ML, local (Richter)Oklahoma Geological SurveyPreferred · Confirmed · ±0.24 · 17 stations
3.4mb_Lg, Lg-wave bodyUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.041 · 155 stations

Did you feel it?

27 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km ESE of Zeb, Oklahoma · 780 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.012 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 780 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.85 km ESE of Horntown, Oklahoma · 775 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.811 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 763 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.93 km SE of Zeb, Oklahoma · 734 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.49 km N of Stonewall, Oklahoma · 789 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 39

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2024pycc (also filed as us6000nk3s). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC.