Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma on Thu, Jan 13, 2022, 12:08 PM CST (18:08 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 8 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-13 18:08:48 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.581° N, 97.671° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
68

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 77.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022axhy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC.