M3.5 earthquake 2 km ESE of Johnson, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Johnson, Oklahoma on Tue, May 19, 2026, 1:47 AM CDT (06:47 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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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
3.5	ML, local (Richter)	Oklahoma Geological Survey	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.24 · 42 stations
3.1	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.049 · 110 stations

141 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2026jsqw (also filed as us6000sypm). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC.