Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km SSW of Amber, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Amber, Oklahoma on Fri, Dec 9, 2022, 2:44 PM CST (20:44 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2022-12-09 20:44:42 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.109° N, 97.912° 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
32°
Stations used
90

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1391 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 2.19 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.99 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1390 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.38 km ESE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.68 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1389 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 13
  6. 1.98 km ESE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.47 km ESE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 1388 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.79 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1388 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.14 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1387 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.111 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1387 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 9
  11. 1.66 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1383 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.15 km NNE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 1381 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.97 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1379 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 6
  14. 1.99 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1375 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.013 km E of Hinton, Oklahoma · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.83 km SSW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1369 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.54 km NE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1366 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.76 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1365 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.62 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.2Oklahoma · 1362 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.03 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1361 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.84 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1359 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.63 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1359 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.83 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1359 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.58 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 1358 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.14 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1357 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.84 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1356 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 1.64 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  29. 1.611 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1356 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 2.44 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1354 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 2.1Oklahoma · 1353 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.9Oklahoma · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 13
  33. 2.0Oklahoma · 1353 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.02 km NNE of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1352 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.01 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1347 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.80 km W of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.93 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1343 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 24
  38. 1.810 km WNW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 1340 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.86 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 1338 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.113 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 1338 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.69 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1393 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.79 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1393 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.69 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1394 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.69 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1394 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.69 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1394 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.09 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1394 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.8Oklahoma · 1395 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.99 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1395 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.910 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1395 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.29 km SW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1395 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.8Oklahoma · 1395 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 7
  12. 2.89 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1395 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 7
  13. 2.1Oklahoma · 1395 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.55 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 1395 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 1.7Oklahoma · 1396 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.89 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1396 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.5Oklahoma · 1396 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.5Oklahoma · 1396 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 17
  19. 1.510 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1396 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 1.74 km SSW of Amber, Oklahoma · 1397 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022yclc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:43 AM UTC.