Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 10 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 17, 2022, 9:53 PM CDT (02:53 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-08-18 02:53:26 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.015° N, 97.829° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
39°
Stations used
91

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 48 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.211 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1500 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
  2. 1.712 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1500 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.910 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1498 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.79 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1497 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.610 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1496 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 1.75 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1496 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.94 km E of Minco, Oklahoma · 1495 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.510 km S of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1495 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.111 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1495 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.65 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1494 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.62 km NE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1494 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.74 km E of Minco, Oklahoma · 1494 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.85 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1493 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.84 km E of Minco, Oklahoma · 1493 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.55 km E of Minco, Oklahoma · 1489 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 6
  16. 1.610 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1484 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.19 km ENE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 1481 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.56 km NW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 1481 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 2.04 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1477 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.94 km SW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1477 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.94 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1477 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.04 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1477 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.03 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1477 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.75 km SW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1476 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 1.73 km WSW of Washington, Oklahoma · 1472 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.610 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1470 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 2.00 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1469 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.20 km S of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1469 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.90 km NNW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1469 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 1.62 km NE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1468 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 1.52 km NNE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1468 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.71 km ESE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 1466 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.45 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1466 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 7
  34. 2.01 km N of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1465 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 5
  35. 2.7Oklahoma · 1464 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 50
  36. 1.51 km N of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1464 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 2.41 km NNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1462 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 13
  38. 1.71 km NNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1461 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.81 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1459 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.66 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1457 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 2.15 km E of Minco, Oklahoma · 1457 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.15 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.8Oklahoma · 1456 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 1.91 km NW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1454 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.72 km N of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1453 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 1.69 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1450 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1448 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.59 km SSE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1448 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 1.711 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.76 km NNE of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 1509 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.65 km SW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1517 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 1.65 km WSW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1518 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.65 km WSW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1518 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.67 km SSW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1518 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.612 km SSW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 1518 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 1.810 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 1519 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.610 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1520 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.610 km NE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 1523 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.09 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 1523 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.99 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1534 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022qcpy. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:34 PM UTC.