Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 7 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma on Wed, Feb 4, 2015, 9:20 AM CST (15:20 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 7 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-02-04 15:20:55 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.311° N, 98.164° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
0

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. 3.97 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4201 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 12
  2. 2.76 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4201 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.910 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.711 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 20
  5. 1.63 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.63 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.69 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.97 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  11. 3.08 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.68 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.37 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.77 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.33 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.511 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.58 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 3.213 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  22. 3.17 km ENE of Aline, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 2.57 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  24. 3.78 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 18
  25. 3.26 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  26. 1.99 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.19 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.29 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.88 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.85 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 4.011 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 24
  32. 3.56 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  33. 2.613 km NNE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.99 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, KS · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 3.00 km NNE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  37. 3.21 km NNE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  38. 3.211 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
  39. 3.45 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  40. 2.510 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  41. 2.35 km NNW of Anthony, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 3.56 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 10
  44. 1.95 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 2.33 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  46. 3.17 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.57 km S of Billings, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 2.78 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  49. 2.58 km NNE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.512 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.56 km N of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 2.1Kansas · 4199 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  53. 1.92 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.89 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.79 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4198 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.42 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4198 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.11 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4198 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.8Oklahoma · 4198 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.66 km NNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4198 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 1.67 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tlj7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC.