M2.3 earthquake 8 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 29, 2022, 4:33 AM CST (10:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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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
2.26	ML, local (Richter)	Oklahoma Geological Survey	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.24 · 30 stations
2.3	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.104 · 24 stations

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak 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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022bzyz (also filed as us7000gg76). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:21 PM UTC.