Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 3, 2022, 11:14 PM CDT (04:14 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Alex forecastMore in Oklahoma

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2022-08-04 04:14:47 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.002° N, 97.820° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
97

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1519 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.67 km SSW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1519 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.65 km WSW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1518 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 1.65 km WSW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1518 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.65 km SW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1518 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.76 km NNE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 1509 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.711 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.710 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.211 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1500 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 11
  10. 1.712 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1500 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.910 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1499 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.79 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1497 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.610 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1496 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.75 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1496 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.94 km E of Minco, Oklahoma · 1496 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.510 km S of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1496 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.111 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1496 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 1.65 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1495 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.62 km NE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1495 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.74 km E of Minco, Oklahoma · 1494 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.85 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1494 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.84 km E of Minco, Oklahoma · 1494 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.55 km E of Minco, Oklahoma · 1489 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 6
  24. 1.610 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1484 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 2.19 km ENE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 1482 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.56 km NW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 1481 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.04 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1478 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 1.94 km SW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1478 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.94 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1477 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 2.04 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1477 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.03 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1477 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.75 km SW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1477 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  33. 1.73 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1473 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.610 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1470 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.00 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1470 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.20 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1470 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.90 km NNW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1470 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.62 km NE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1468 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.52 km NNE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1468 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  40. 1.71 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1467 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.45 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1466 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 7
  42. 2.01 km N of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1465 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 5
  43. 2.7Oklahoma · 1465 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 50
  44. 1.51 km N of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1464 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  45. 2.41 km NNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1463 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 13
  46. 1.71 km NNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1462 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.81 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1459 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.610 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1521 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.610 km NE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 1523 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.09 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1524 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.99 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1535 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.74 km WNW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1538 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.75 km NW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1542 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.911 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1544 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 71
  8. 1.711 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1544 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.69 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1544 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.17 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1545 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.06 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 1548 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022pddo. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:05 AM UTC.