Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Sun, Sep 18, 2022, 11:21 AM CDT (16:21 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-09-18 16:21:22 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.763° N, 98.071° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
89°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1467 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1467 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1467 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.67 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 1466 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1466 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.54 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1465 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.06 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1465 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.88 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1464 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.88 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1464 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.64 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1463 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1463 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 2.4Oklahoma · 1460 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.64 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1459 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.12 km ESE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.94 km S of Dover, Oklahoma · 1457 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.8Oklahoma · 1457 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.8Oklahoma · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.54 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.64 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 7
  20. 2.04 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.94 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.64 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  23. 1.74 km S of Dover, Oklahoma · 1455 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.04 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1455 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  25. 2.56 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 1455 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.6Oklahoma · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.55 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1455 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.94 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1455 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.54 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1455 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.84 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.64 km S of Dover, Oklahoma · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.55 km S of Dover, Oklahoma · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.74 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 2.14 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1454 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.54 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1454 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.66 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1453 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  37. 3.24 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1452 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  38. 1.74 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1452 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 1.95 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1452 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.84 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1452 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.04 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1452 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 2.94 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1452 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.34 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1452 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.74 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1452 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.64 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1452 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 3.44 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
  47. 1.54 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.34 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.04 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.77 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  51. 2.34 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.6Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.64 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.34 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 2.05 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  56. 3.24 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.24 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.84 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  59. 1.64 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.74 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1450 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

  1. 2.1Oklahoma · 1471 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.3Oklahoma · 1472 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1477 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 2.52 km ESE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1479 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1480 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.67 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1489 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.210 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1497 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.79 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1500 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022sihe. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.