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M 1.9ml

Earthquake near Laverne, OK

No earthquake was likely felt in Laverne in the 24 hours to 1:25 am CST (07:25 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 206 km (128 mi) SE, at 5:53 am CST on 7 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 23 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Laverne

This page: a magnitude 1.9 earthquake was recorded 34 km (21 mi) north-northwest of Laverne, OK, at 7:01 am CDT on 11 June 2022 (12:01 UTC), 7.3 km deep.

USGS: 9 km SW of Englewood, Kansas

7:01 am CDT, Jun 11, 2022 · · 7.3 km deep · released about 18 lb of TNT

10 km30 km60 km120 km N Clark County 36 kmMeade County 39 kmHarper County 41 kmBeaver County 45 kmSeward County 74 kmComanche County 75 kmLipscomb County 80 kmFord County 80 kmEllis County 89 km
Distance rings around the epicentre, with the nearest towns at their true direction and later quakes as coloured dots. Not a shaking map — see the USGS ShakeMap for that.
When
7:01 am CDT on 11 June 2022 ()
Where
34 km (21 mi) north-northwest of Laverne, OK · earthquakes near Laverne
Magnitude
M 1.9 (ml)
Depth
7.3 km below the surface
Felt
no reports yet
Nearest
Clark County, 36 km NE
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1613 days ago

This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage.

At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 17 km (11 mi) from the epicentre. In Laverne, 34 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.

How big was it?

This earthquake released about 18 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 2.9 would have released about 32 times as much.

  1. Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 840,000× the energy of this one
  2. Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 600,000× the energy of this one
  3. Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 53× the energy of this one
  4. This earthquake M 1.9 about 18 lb of TNT

Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.

For this area

No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.

Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.

Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.

Where

Epicentre 36.9805, -100.0635. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby places

PlaceDistanceDirection from the epicentre
Clark County, KS 36 km (22 mi) NE earthquakes near Clark County
Meade County, KS 39 km (24 mi) NW earthquakes near Meade County
Harper County, OK 41 km (25 mi) ESE earthquakes near Harper County
Beaver County, OK 45 km (28 mi) SW earthquakes near Beaver County
Seward County, KS 74 km (46 mi) WNW earthquakes near Seward County
Comanche County, KS 75 km (47 mi) ENE earthquakes near Comanche County

Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.

Aftershocks so far

8 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.

  1. 2.0 12 km WNW of Knowles, Oklahoma
  2. 2.0 11 km NE of May, Oklahoma
  3. 1.6 10 km NE of May, Oklahoma
  4. 2.4 12 km NW of Knowles, Oklahoma
  5. 2.7 13 km WNW of Knowles, Oklahoma
  6. 1.5 11 km WNW of Knowles, Oklahoma
  7. 2.3 13 km WNW of Knowles, Oklahoma
  8. 1.6 10 km NNE of May, Oklahoma

Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.

On USGS

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