Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 24 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 23, 2022, 8:32 PM CST (02:32 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 10 km E of Chester, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-24 02:32:24 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.949° N, 99.390° 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
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.910 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.52 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1673 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1665 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.54 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1709 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.59 km NNW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1709 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.810 km NNW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1709 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.97 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.710 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1724 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.921 km NE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1729 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022bqfp. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.