Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 8 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 7, 2022, 10:55 AM CST (16:55 UTC), 8 km (5 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2022-03-07 16:55:13 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.962° N, 97.703° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km SSW of Ada, Oklahoma · 1664 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.05 km SSE of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 1661 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.14 km SSE of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 1659 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.84 km S of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 1657 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.83 km W of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1656 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.35 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1651 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 261
  7. 1.97 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1648 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.17 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1648 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.85 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1648 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.65 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1648 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.05 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1647 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.55 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1646 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.8Oklahoma · 1646 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.59 km N of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1646 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.69 km N of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1645 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.810 km N of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1645 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.710 km SSE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1645 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 2.15 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.79 km N of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1644 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.89 km N of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1644 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.74 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1644 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.16 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1644 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.610 km N of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1643 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 2.06 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 1643 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.68 km N of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1643 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.65 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1640 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 1.54 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1639 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 2.39 km N of Piedmont, Oklahoma · 1636 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.59 km N of Piedmont, Oklahoma · 1630 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.09 km N of Piedmont, Oklahoma · 1627 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 2.08 km SSW of Wynnewood, Oklahoma · 1618 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.18 km SSW of Wynnewood, Oklahoma · 1617 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.75 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.57 km E of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1617 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.68 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1615 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.79 km SE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1614 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km WNW of Foster, Oklahoma · 1671 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.63 km W of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1672 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.93 km W of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.21 km NNW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1683 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.89 km E of Amber, Oklahoma · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.66 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.210 km N of Lindsay, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022eqbe. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.