Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Sun, Oct 30, 2022, 5:40 AM CDT (10:40 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-10-30 10:40:02 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.542° N, 97.345° 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
55°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km SSE of Katie, Oklahoma · 1429 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.0Oklahoma · 1428 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.7Oklahoma · 1428 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.63 km SSE of Katie, Oklahoma · 1428 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.63 km S of Katie, Oklahoma · 1426 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.69 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1423 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.610 km W of Davis, Oklahoma · 1420 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.610 km SE of Katie, Oklahoma · 1419 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.79 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1418 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.610 km W of Davis, Oklahoma · 1416 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.910 km W of Davis, Oklahoma · 1416 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.72 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1412 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.48 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1410 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.810 km W of Davis, Oklahoma · 1400 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.58 km NW of Pocasset, Oklahoma · 1393 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.74 km SSW of Amber, Oklahoma · 1393 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.7Oklahoma · 1392 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.8Oklahoma · 1391 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 7
  19. 1.96 km SSW of Amber, Oklahoma · 1388 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.14 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1383 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.15 km NNE of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 1377 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.69 km N of Bromide, Oklahoma · 1371 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 1.99 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1371 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 2.011 km W of Davis, Oklahoma · 1429 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.44 km SSW of Katie, Oklahoma · 1431 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.2Oklahoma · 1431 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.54 km SSW of Katie, Oklahoma · 1432 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.9Oklahoma · 1433 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.74 km SSW of Katie, Oklahoma · 1433 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.64 km SSW of Katie, Oklahoma · 1433 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.24 km SSW of Katie, Oklahoma · 1433 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.73 km SSW of Katie, Oklahoma · 1433 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.64 km SSW of Katie, Oklahoma · 1433 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.7Oklahoma · 1441 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.59 km SSE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 1445 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.69 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 1447 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.91 km NW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.8Oklahoma · 1453 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.15 km E of Minco, Oklahoma · 1454 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.66 km ENE of Minco, Oklahoma · 1454 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.81 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 1456 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 1.71 km NNW of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 1458 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022vgpb. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 12:49 AM UTC.