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M 2.2ml

Earthquake near Quinton, OK

No earthquake was likely felt in Quinton in the 24 hours to 5:49 pm CST (23:49 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 248 km (154 mi) WNW, at 5:53 am CST on 7 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 23 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Quinton

This page: a magnitude 2.2 earthquake was recorded 3 km (2 mi) southwest of Quinton, OK, at 4:06 pm CST on 26 November 2021 (22:06 UTC), 7.3 km deep.

USGS: 3 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma

4:06 pm CST, Nov 26, 2021 · · 7.3 km deep · released about 56 lb of TNT

10 km30 km60 km120 km N Latimer County 27 kmHaskell County 30 kmPittsburg County 38 kmMcIntosh County 39 kmMuskogee County 58 kmLe Flore County 67 kmSequoyah County 74 kmHughes County 78 kmOkmulgee County 80 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
4:06 pm CST on 26 November 2021 ()
Where
3 km (2 mi) southwest of Quinton, OK · earthquakes near Quinton
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Magnitude
M 2.2 (ml)
Depth
7.3 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Latimer County, 27 km SSE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1808 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 31 km (19 mi) from the epicentre. In Quinton, 3 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: Quinton 3 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 56 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.2 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 270,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 190,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 17× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 2.2 about 56 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

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

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 35.0992, -95.3932. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Latimer County, OK 27 km (17 mi) SSE earthquakes near Latimer County
Haskell County, OK 30 km (18 mi) ENE earthquakes near Haskell County
Pittsburg County, OK 38 km (23 mi) WSW earthquakes near Pittsburg County
McIntosh County, OK 39 km (24 mi) NW earthquakes near McIntosh County
Muskogee County, OK 58 km (36 mi) N earthquakes near Muskogee County
Le Flore County, OK 67 km (42 mi) ESE earthquakes near Le Flore 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. 1.9 11 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma
  2. 1.7 9 km SSE of Texanna, Oklahoma
  3. 1.8 12 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma
  4. 1.5 12 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma
  5. 1.6 13 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma
  6. 2.0 4 km NW of Kinta, Oklahoma
  7. 1.7 11 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma
  8. 1.6 12 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma
  9. 1.6 9 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma
  10. 1.7 11 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma
  11. 3.1 12 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma
  12. 1.8 13 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma
  13. 2.0 12 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma
  14. 1.7 13 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma
  15. 1.9 12 km ESE of Crowder, 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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