Kansas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 21, 2023, 4:29 PM CST (22:29 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km N of Norwich, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-01-21 22:29:54 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.931° N, 97.648° W
Region
Kansas
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
73°
Stations used
80

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.38 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.8Oklahoma · 1343 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 1342 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.94 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1335 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1334 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.05 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 1.612 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1325 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.16 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.29 km N of Norwich, Kansas · 1324 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 45
  14. 1.56 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.66 km ESE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1323 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  16. 3.16 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1317 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.60 km NW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 2.13 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1313 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.34 km ENE of Eastborough, Kansas · 1309 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 41
  26. 1.68 km SW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1308 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.73 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1306 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.05 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 1304 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.510 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.616 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 2.26 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 1301 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.84 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 1301 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.03 km NNE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1297 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.55 km NW of Braman, Oklahoma · 1292 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1291 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.65 km NW of Braman, Oklahoma · 1291 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  37. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1287 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1285 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 2.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.06 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.16 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.814 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.514 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.04 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1352 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.814 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.84 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.04 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1369 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023bmgp. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:52 AM UTC.