Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 2 km ESE of Aline, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 2 km ESE of Aline, Oklahoma on Thu, Sep 29, 2022, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2022-09-29 22:59:09 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.499° N, 98.422° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

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.ScaleComputed byNotes
3.09ML, local (Richter)Oklahoma Geological SurveyPreferred · Confirmed · ±0.2 · 37 stations
2.7mb_Lg, Lg-wave bodyUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.082 · 39 stations

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
101

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 162.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022tcwv (also filed as us6000ipg9). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.