Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 1, 2022, 9:54 AM CST (15:54 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km NNW of Milan, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-01 15:54:07 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.703° N, 97.673° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 73.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022abfm (also filed as us7000g8c9). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:16 AM UTC.