Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Sun, May 15, 2022, 11:33 AM CDT (16:33 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 10 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-15 16:33:57 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.815° N, 97.713° 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
±0.14
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
87

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.210 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1592 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.210 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1592 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.76 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1590 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.25 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1590 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1589 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.210 km E of Longdale, Oklahoma · 1589 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1588 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1588 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.37 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.17 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.7Oklahoma · 1587 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1586 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1585 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1579 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1576 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 1.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1574 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1570 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1569 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1566 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1566 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.61 km N of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1565 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 3.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.27 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 1.711 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1563 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.77 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.96 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1561 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1557 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1557 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.25 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1556 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.1Oklahoma · 1556 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1556 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  33. 1.95 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1555 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1552 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.0Oklahoma · 1549 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 1.84 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 1545 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.94 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1542 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 1.810 km SSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1542 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.0Oklahoma · 1541 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1538 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 1.51 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1538 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.76 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1538 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.77 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1537 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.17 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1537 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 1.816 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 1534 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.110 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1592 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.910 km E of Longdale, Oklahoma · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.310 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1594 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.26 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1598 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.36 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.27 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1599 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 1.96 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.67 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1599 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.97 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1599 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.73 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.76 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1600 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 1.52 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1604 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.52 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1605 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.52 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1605 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.62 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1605 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.82 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1605 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.810 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1606 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.80 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1607 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.79 km S of Fairview, Oklahoma · 1608 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.51 km NE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 1611 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022jmcf. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC.