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M 3.0ml

Earthquake near Enid, OK

No earthquake was likely felt in Enid in the 24 hours to 7:36 am CST (13:36 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 89 km (55 mi) S, at 5:53 am CST on 7 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 23 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Enid

This page: a magnitude 3.0 earthquake was recorded 44 km (27 mi) south-southwest of Enid, OK, at 9:36 pm CDT on 24 July 2019 (02:36 UTC), 6.8 km deep. 2 people have reported feeling it to USGS.

USGS: 8 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma

81 km (50 mi) NW of Oklahoma City, OK · 45 km (28 mi) SSW of Enid, OK

9:36 pm CDT, Jul 24, 2019 · · 6.8 km deep · released about 1,100 lb of TNT

10 km30 km60 km120 km N Kingfisher County 16 kmBlaine County 36 kmGarfield County 46 kmMajor County 52 kmCanadian County 55 kmLogan County 58 kmAlfalfa County 80 kmOklahoma County 81 kmDewey County 85 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
9:36 pm CDT on 24 July 2019 ()
Where
44 km (27 mi) south-southwest of Enid, OK · earthquakes near Enid
Oklahoma today
every earthquake in Oklahoma in the last 24 hours
Magnitude
M 3.0 (ml)
Depth
6.8 km below the surface
Felt
2 reports · strongest reported intensity III
Nearest
Kingfisher County, 16 km SE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2091 days ago

This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 75 km (47 mi) from the epicentre. In Enid, 44 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

Likely felt in: Hennessey 18 km, intensity III · Okeene 23 km, intensity III · Kingfisher 23 km, intensity III · Okarche 36 km, intensity III · Watonga 37 km, intensity III · Enid 44 km, intensity II · Crescent 44 km, intensity II · Fairview 44 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 1,100 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.0 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 320,000× the energy of this one
  2. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 14,000× the energy of this one
  3. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 10,000× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 3.0 about 1,100 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.6 on 2018-04-09 — about 230 times the energy of this one.

Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 36.0362, -98.0772. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Kingfisher County, OK 16 km (10 mi) SE earthquakes near Kingfisher County
Blaine County, OK 36 km (23 mi) WSW earthquakes near Blaine County
Garfield County, OK 46 km (29 mi) NE earthquakes near Garfield County
Major County, OK 52 km (32 mi) NW earthquakes near Major County
Canadian County, OK 55 km (34 mi) S earthquakes near Canadian County
Logan County, OK 58 km (36 mi) ESE earthquakes near Logan County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

60 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 2.2 13 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma
  2. 1.7 14 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma
  3. 3.1 14 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma
  4. 2.5 14 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma
  5. 1.6 12 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma
  6. 1.9 14 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma
  7. 2.4 14 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma
  8. 1.6 10 km SSE of Loyal, Oklahoma
  9. 2.5 13 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma
  10. 1.9 13 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma
  11. 1.9 14 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma
  12. 3.5 14 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma
  13. 1.5 14 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma
  14. 2.0 14 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma
  15. 1.8 14 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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