Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Fri, May 20, 2022, 1:55 PM CDT (18:55 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-20 18:55:29 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.760° 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
82°
Stations used
84

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1586 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1586 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1578 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1575 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1573 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1573 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1572 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1569 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1568 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1566 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1565 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.61 km N of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1565 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.27 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 1.711 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1562 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.77 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1562 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.96 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1560 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1557 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1556 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.25 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1556 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.1Oklahoma · 1556 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1555 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.95 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1554 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1551 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 2.0Oklahoma · 1548 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.84 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 1544 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1543 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.94 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1542 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.810 km SSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1541 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.0Oklahoma · 1540 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1537 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.51 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1537 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 1.76 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1537 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.77 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1536 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.17 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1536 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 1.610 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1535 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.79 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1529 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1528 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1528 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  41. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.74 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1527 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 1.84 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1527 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 2.17 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 2.37 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1587 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.210 km E of Longdale, Oklahoma · 1588 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1588 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.25 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1589 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.76 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1590 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 2.210 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1591 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.210 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1591 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.6Oklahoma · 1591 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.110 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1592 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.910 km E of Longdale, Oklahoma · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.310 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1593 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.26 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1597 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.36 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1597 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.27 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1598 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.96 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 1.67 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1599 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.97 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1599 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022jvkj. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.