Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma on Wed, Jan 27, 2016, 4:23 PM CST (22:23 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-01-27 22:23:33 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.673° N, 97.415° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20004v6j. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC.