Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 15, 2022, 9:38 AM CST (15:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 10 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-15 15:38:54 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.337° N, 97.602° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
96

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.54 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1709 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.02 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1706 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.614 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.914 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.714 km WSW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.813 km S of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.814 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 1.810 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.83 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1697 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.57 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4,769
  16. 1.76 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 96
  17. 2.46 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 91
  18. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.67 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.78 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 1.68 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.02 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1693 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.52 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.3Oklahoma · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.77 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.77 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 1689 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
  30. 2.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.95 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1686 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  35. 2.87 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1686 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  36. 2.67 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1685 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1685 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.46 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1685 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1683 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.72 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.23 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1681 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.72 km WNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.07 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.76 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 2.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 1.76 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.22 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1678 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.011 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1676 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1676 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 1.910 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1676 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1676 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 3.27 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 11
  55. 2.36 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 2.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1672 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 1.93 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1712 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.98 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1713 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.62 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.612 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1720 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.67 km E of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1721 days ago · 25 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.111 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1722 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.13 km SE of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1725 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1725 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.96 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1727 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.010 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1738 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 2.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 1739 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.72 km WNW of Crescent, Oklahoma · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022baua (also filed as us7000gc94). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.