M1.6 earthquake 14 km ENE of Leon, Oklahoma
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Leon, Oklahoma on Wed, Apr 13, 2022, 2:32 AM CDT (07:32 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 4 km E of Velma, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Oklahoma Geological Survey
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-04-13 07:32:05 UTC
- Depth
- 12.6 km (7.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.942° N, 97.288° 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
- 80°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.08 km SSW of Wynnewood, Oklahoma · 1617 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
- 2.18 km SSW of Wynnewood, Oklahoma · 1617 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.77 km ESE of Velma, Oklahoma · 1587 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.24 km E of Velma, Oklahoma · 1586 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
- 1.85 km E of Velma, Oklahoma · 1582 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.85 km E of Velma, Oklahoma · 1582 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.67 km ESE of Wilson, Oklahoma · 1574 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022heyf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.