Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km SSE of Amber, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Amber, Oklahoma on Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 10:42 AM CDT (15:42 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 2 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2026-07-21 15:42:09 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.113° N, 97.857° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
85

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.513 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 71 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 1.713 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 71 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 1.512 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 70 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.913 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 70 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.813 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 70 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.912 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 70 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.69 km SSE of Amber, Oklahoma · 70 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.612 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 70 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.012 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 70 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.611 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 69 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.912 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 69 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.510 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 69 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.811 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 68 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.912 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 67 days ago · 21 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.812 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 66 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.512 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 57 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.712 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 56 days ago · 20 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.67 km ESE of Velma, Oklahoma · 48 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.85 km ESE of Velma, Oklahoma · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.65 km ESE of Velma, Oklahoma · 46 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.86 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 44 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.72 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 42 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.98 km SE of Loco, Oklahoma · 41 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.08 km ESE of Loco, Oklahoma · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.94 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 35 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.50 km SSW of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 33 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 8
  27. 2.01 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 29 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.52 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 28 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.61 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 27 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 3.32 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 27 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 33
  31. 2.45 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 21 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  32. 2.25 km SE of Dover, Oklahoma · 21 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 1.96 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 19 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.66 km E of Calumet, Oklahoma · 17 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.87 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 1.512 km NNE of Bray, Oklahoma · 72 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.46 km S of Amber, Oklahoma · 73 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.77 km ENE of Gracemont, Oklahoma · 87 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.89 km ESE of Hinton, Oklahoma · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.610 km ESE of Hinton, Oklahoma · 90 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.89 km ESE of Hinton, Oklahoma · 91 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2026oelf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.