Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma on Mon, May 2, 2022, 10:23 PM CDT (03:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2022-05-03 03:23:54 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.112° N, 97.870° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
77

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 36 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1613 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.52 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1613 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.52 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1613 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.79 km SE of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1612 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.76 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1609 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.73 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1608 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.97 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1607 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.67 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1607 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.96 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1607 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.27 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1607 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.36 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.26 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1606 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.310 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1602 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.910 km E of Longdale, Oklahoma · 1602 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.110 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1600 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.6Oklahoma · 1600 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.210 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1600 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.210 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1600 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 1.67 km E of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1599 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.76 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1599 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.25 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1598 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.68 km SSE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1598 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1597 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.210 km E of Longdale, Oklahoma · 1597 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  25. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1596 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1596 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.37 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1596 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.17 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1596 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.7Oklahoma · 1595 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.58 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1595 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1595 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1595 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1587 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1584 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1582 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1578 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1577 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1575 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  41. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1574 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.61 km N of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1574 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 3.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1572 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  44. 2.27 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1572 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.711 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1571 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.77 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1571 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.96 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1569 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1565 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1565 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.25 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1565 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 2.1Oklahoma · 1565 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1564 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.95 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1563 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1560 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.611 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1557 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1555 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.82 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1613 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.810 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1614 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.57 km E of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1615 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.75 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.80 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1615 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.79 km S of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1616 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.51 km NE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 1619 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1619 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1620 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.97 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1620 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.09 km N of Piedmont, Oklahoma · 1625 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 1.78 km SSE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1626 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.72 km NW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1626 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.99 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1627 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 1.59 km N of Piedmont, Oklahoma · 1628 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1631 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.86 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1631 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.71 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1634 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.39 km N of Piedmont, Oklahoma · 1634 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.110 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1634 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022ipec. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:40 AM UTC.