Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 16, 2022, 4:57 AM CST (10:57 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 2 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-01-16 10:57:40 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.760° N, 98.067° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.30
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
82

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.54 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1709 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.02 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1706 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1705 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.910 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 1703 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.84 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1702 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.810 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.83 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1698 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 4.57 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4,769
  12. 1.76 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 96
  13. 2.46 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 91
  14. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1695 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.67 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1694 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 2.02 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1693 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1693 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.52 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.3Oklahoma · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.77 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  23. 2.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 1.95 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1687 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.87 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.67 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1685 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1685 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 2.46 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1685 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1684 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.72 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1682 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.23 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  35. 1.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 1.72 km WNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  37. 2.07 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  38. 1.76 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 2.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  41. 1.76 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 2.22 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1678 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  43. 1.910 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1676 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 1.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1676 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 3.27 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 11
  46. 2.36 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 2.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1673 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1673 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.04 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1672 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  54. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1670 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.75 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 1669 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1669 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.86 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1667 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  58. 1.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1665 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.87 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 2.14 km E of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1662 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 1.97 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.23 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1712 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.93 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1713 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.98 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1713 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.62 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 1714 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.612 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1721 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.67 km E of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1721 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.55 km NE of Argonia, Kansas · 1721 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.18 km NNE of Argonia, Kansas · 1721 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.56 km NNE of Argonia, Kansas · 1722 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 6
  13. 2.111 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1722 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.13 km SE of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.78 km NNW of Milan, Kansas · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.710 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1724 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.96 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1728 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022bcgf. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.