Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 9:42 PM CDT (02:42 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-07-22 02:42:01 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.759° N, 98.067° 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
82°
Stations used
93

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1523 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1522 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.65 km NNW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1521 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.64 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1520 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.74 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1520 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.25 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1520 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.53 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1515 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.03 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1513 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.33 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1513 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.56 km W of Longdale, Oklahoma · 1511 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.9Oklahoma · 1509 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.55 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1508 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 2.26 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 1505 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.86 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1505 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1502 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.96 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1501 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.68 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1501 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1501 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.79 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1499 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.210 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1496 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.67 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1488 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1480 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.52 km ESE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1476 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.3Oklahoma · 1472 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 2.1Oklahoma · 1471 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 1.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1469 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 2.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1529 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1529 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.84 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.74 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1531 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1531 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1532 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1532 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.79 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1532 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.610 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1538 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.17 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1540 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.77 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1540 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.76 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1540 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.51 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1541 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1541 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.0Oklahoma · 1544 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.810 km SSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1545 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.94 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1545 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1547 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.84 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 1548 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1550 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022ofgz. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC.