Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma on Wed, Jan 5, 2022, 12:06 AM CST (06:06 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 7 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
2022-01-05 06:06:42 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.702° N, 97.668° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
91

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1734 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.56 km NNE of Argonia, Kansas · 1733 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.18 km NNE of Argonia, Kansas · 1733 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.55 km NE of Argonia, Kansas · 1733 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.67 km E of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1733 days ago · 25 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.612 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1732 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.62 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 1725 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.98 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1725 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1724 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.93 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1724 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.23 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1724 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.97 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1723 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.54 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1721 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.02 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1718 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1714 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.810 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.83 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1709 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 4.57 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4,769
  23. 1.76 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 96
  24. 2.46 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 91
  25. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.67 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1706 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.02 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1705 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.52 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.3Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.77 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1701 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 7
  34. 2.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1700 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 1.95 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 1700 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1699 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1699 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1698 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  39. 2.87 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1698 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 5
  40. 2.67 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1697 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1697 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  42. 2.46 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1697 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.72 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.23 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.72 km WNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.07 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.76 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  50. 2.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  51. 2.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.76 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.22 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 2.011 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.910 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 1.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 3.27 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1686 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 11
  59. 2.36 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1686 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 1.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1686 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 2.13 km SE of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1735 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.78 km NNW of Milan, Kansas · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1738 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1738 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.96 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.72 km WNW of Crescent, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.14 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1754 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.911 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1754 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1758 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.84 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.0Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.64 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022ahuc. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.