Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 5 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma on Sat, May 7, 2016, 5:53 AM CDT (10:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-07 10:53:56 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.297° N, 98.171° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
49

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. 2.67 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 2.34 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3772 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.85 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.211 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.97 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.69 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.75 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.67 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.76 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.84 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.65 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.512 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 1.87 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.68 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 3.58 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.78 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.32 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 2.75 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  27. 2.63 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 1.74 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.86 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 3.25 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.58 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.77 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.74 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 11
  39. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  40. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.58 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 1.611 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.57 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3763 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.54 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.59 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.59 km N of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  52. 3.19 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.50 km SE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.75 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.68 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.55 km NW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  58. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  59. 3.05 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  60. 2.55 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005fq0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.