M1.7 earthquake 6 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma

Magnitude

1.7 (ml), micro

Local time

Sun, Jan 16, 2022, 6:27 PM CST

UTC

2022-01-17 00:27:39 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.859° N, 97.813° W

Region

Oklahoma

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.38

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

99°

Stations used

19

• Alex, OklahomaPopulation 554. Forecast7 kmSSW
• Chickasha, OklahomaPopulation 16,488. Forecast24 kmSSE
• Norman, OklahomaPopulation 128,026. Forecast53 kmSW
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast242 kmN

After

1. 1.68 km SSW of Alex, OklahomaThu, Jan 27, 6:57 AM CST · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.71 km SW of Cole, OklahomaFri, Jan 28, 3:14 AM CST · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
3. 2.61 km W of Cole, OklahomaFri, Jan 28, 6:15 AM CST · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 62
4. 2.38 km SSW of Alex, OklahomaSat, Jan 29, 4:33 AM CST · 1698 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.61 km SW of Cole, OklahomaSat, Jan 29, 8:00 AM CST · 1697 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.99 km NE of Union City, OklahomaSat, Jan 29, 1:29 PM CST · 1697 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
7. 2.78 km SSW of Alex, OklahomaSat, Jan 29, 7:39 PM CST · 1697 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
8. 1.62 km WSW of Cole, OklahomaSun, Jan 30, 3:25 AM CST · 1697 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.40 km W of Cole, OklahomaSun, Jan 30, 7:22 AM CST · 1696 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 20
10. 1.99 km SSW of Alex, OklahomaSun, Jan 30, 8:11 AM CST · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.27 km SSW of Alex, OklahomaSun, Jan 30, 1:56 PM CST · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.69 km SW of Yukon, OklahomaMon, Jan 31, 3:09 AM CST · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.89 km SW of Yukon, OklahomaMon, Jan 31, 5:54 AM CST · 1695 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
14. 1.68 km SW of Yukon, OklahomaMon, Jan 31, 7:12 AM CST · 1695 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
15. 1.79 km SSW of Alex, OklahomaMon, Jan 31, 8:57 AM CST · 1695 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
16. 1.51 km WNW of Cole, OklahomaMon, Jan 31, 3:20 PM CST · 1695 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
17. 1.61 km W of Cole, OklahomaMon, Jan 31, 8:35 PM CST · 1695 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4
18. 1.82 km WNW of Cole, OklahomaTue, Feb 1, 1:24 AM CST · 1695 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
19. 2.21 km WNW of Cole, OklahomaTue, Feb 1, 7:56 AM CST · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 12
20. 1.91 km WNW of Cole, OklahomaTue, Feb 1, 5:48 PM CST · 1694 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
21. 2.010 km E of Chickasha, OklahomaTue, Feb 1, 8:09 PM CST · 1694 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
22. 1.58 km ESE of Amber, OklahomaTue, Feb 1, 9:07 PM CST · 1694 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
23. 1.78 km SW of Yukon, OklahomaWed, Feb 2, 5:42 AM CST · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
24. 1.68 km SW of Yukon, OklahomaWed, Feb 2, 6:17 AM CST · 1693 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
25. 1.52 km W of Cole, OklahomaWed, Feb 2, 6:29 AM CST · 1693 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
26. 1.67 km SW of Alex, OklahomaThu, Feb 3, 5:05 AM CST · 1692 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
27. 1.88 km SW of Yukon, OklahomaThu, Feb 3, 8:44 AM CST · 1692 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
28. 1.73 km ESE of Bradley, OklahomaFri, Feb 4, 7:07 AM CST · 1691 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
29. 2.210 km N of Lindsay, OklahomaThu, Feb 10, 9:46 PM CST · 1685 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
30. 1.66 km SE of Erin Springs, OklahomaSat, Feb 12, 9:29 PM CST · 1683 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
31. 1.89 km E of Amber, OklahomaSun, Feb 13, 9:40 AM CST · 1682 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
32. 2.21 km NNW of Dibble, OklahomaThu, Feb 24, 1:12 AM CST · 1672 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
33. 1.93 km W of Bradley, OklahomaFri, Mar 4, 7:57 PM CST · 1663 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
34. 1.63 km W of Bradley, OklahomaSun, Mar 6, 6:26 AM CST · 1661 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
35. 1.613 km WNW of Foster, OklahomaMon, Mar 7, 9:29 AM CST · 1660 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
36. 2.08 km NE of Alex, OklahomaMon, Mar 7, 10:55 AM CST · 1660 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away

Before

1. 2.111 km N of Lindsay, OklahomaSun, Jan 9, 12:45 PM CST · 1717 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
2. 2.09 km N of Lindsay, OklahomaSat, Jan 1, 4:15 AM CST · 1726 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
3. 2.01 km WNW of Bridge Creek, OklahomaFri, Dec 31, 10:31 AM CST · 1726 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 8
4. 1.71 km W of Bridge Creek, OklahomaWed, Dec 29, 12:58 AM CST · 1729 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 6
5. 2.39 km E of Chickasha, OklahomaThu, Dec 23, 10:45 PM CST · 1734 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 5
6. 2.37 km SE of Erin Springs, OklahomaMon, Dec 20, 3:51 PM CST · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
7. 2.56 km SE of Erin Springs, OklahomaMon, Dec 20, 2:21 PM CST · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
8. 2.16 km SE of Erin Springs, OklahomaMon, Dec 20, 3:33 AM CST · 1738 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
9. 2.46 km SE of Erin Springs, OklahomaSat, Dec 18, 9:25 AM CST · 1739 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022bdgz. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.