Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km NNW of Mooreland, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Mooreland, Oklahoma on Mon, Jan 17, 2022, 7:51 AM CST (13:51 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 17 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-17 13:51:58 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.515° N, 99.260° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
163°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1709 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1704 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.524 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.910 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.810 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.52 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.95 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1673 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1665 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.87 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.14 km E of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1661 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.212 km WSW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1657 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.54 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1657 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 1.810 km NNW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 1709 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1710 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.97 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.710 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1724 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.921 km NE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1729 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1736 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1737 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1739 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022behm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.