M1.9 earthquake 9 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 30, 2022, 8:11 AM CST (14:11 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-01-30 14:11:54 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.844° N, 97.827° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 53°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.27 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.69 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.89 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
- 1.68 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.79 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
- 1.51 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.61 km W of Cole, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
- 1.82 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
- 2.21 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1700 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 12
- 1.91 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
- 2.010 km E of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.58 km ESE of Amber, Oklahoma · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.78 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1699 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.68 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1699 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.52 km W of Cole, Oklahoma · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1698 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.88 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1698 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.73 km ESE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1697 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.210 km N of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1691 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.66 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.89 km E of Amber, Oklahoma · 1688 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
- 2.21 km NNW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1678 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
- 1.93 km W of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1669 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
- 1.63 km W of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1667 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.613 km WNW of Foster, Oklahoma · 1666 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.08 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 1666 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.05 km SSE of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 1656 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
- 2.14 km SSE of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 1654 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
- 1.84 km S of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 1652 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
- 1.83 km W of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1651 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.35 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1646 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 261
- 1.97 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1643 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.17 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1643 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.85 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1643 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.65 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1643 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 7
Before
- 2.40 km W of Cole, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 20
- 1.62 km WSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.78 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
- 1.99 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.61 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.38 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
- 2.61 km W of Cole, Oklahoma · 1704 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 62
- 1.71 km SW of Cole, Oklahoma · 1705 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.68 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1705 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.76 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1716 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.111 km N of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.09 km N of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1731 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.01 km WNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 8
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022ccbr. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.