Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma on Tue, Dec 22, 2015, 6:00 AM CST (12:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-12-22 12:00:03 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.308° N, 98.228° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
90

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3890 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.515 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.66 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.8Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.77 km NW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.59 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.76 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.816 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3889 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.67 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.610 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3888 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.610 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3887 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.74 km ESE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3887 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.410 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3887 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.713 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3887 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3887 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.58 km S of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3885 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 3.29 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3885 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  29. 3.59 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3884 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.111 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3884 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3884 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  32. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3884 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.7Oklahoma · 3884 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.76 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3884 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 2.06 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3884 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 1.6Kansas · 3884 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 3.38 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 6
  38. 2.68 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  40. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.63 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 2.57 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 3.13 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  47. 3.111 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 3.12 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 3.52 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.63 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.99 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 2.59 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.95 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 3.44 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 6
  55. 2.111 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 2.73 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.55 km ESE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.76 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  59. 2.810 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 2.5Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100048sd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:19 AM UTC.