Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km ENE of Lamar, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Lamar, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 14, 2022, 9:52 PM CDT (02:52 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km SW of Quinton, 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
2022-08-15 02:52:06 UTC
Depth
22.6 km (14.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.112° N, 96.082° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.312 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1504 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.914 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1502 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.66 km NE of Lamar, Oklahoma · 1501 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.914 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1497 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.32 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1484 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.614 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1484 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.22 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1483 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.61 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1482 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.02 km SSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1482 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.71 km SW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1482 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.84 km NNW of IXL, Oklahoma · 1475 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 1.5Oklahoma · 1475 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.914 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1474 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.04 km SE of Dustin, Oklahoma · 1469 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.514 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1467 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.911 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1461 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.511 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1461 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.95 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1453 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.814 km NNE of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1515 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.714 km NNE of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1515 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNE of Sasakwa, Oklahoma · 1515 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.812 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1518 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.712 km NNE of Arpelar, Oklahoma · 1520 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.911 km E of Lamar, Oklahoma · 1521 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.513 km ESE of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1525 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.614 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1528 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.214 km WSW of Quinton, Oklahoma · 1534 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.810 km W of Whitefield, Oklahoma · 1534 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.710 km E of Crowder, Oklahoma · 1535 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022pxdj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC.