Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma on Fri, Mar 22, 2019, 4:21 PM CDT (21:21 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-03-22 21:21:28 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.297° N, 98.196° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
94

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2741 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2741 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 11
  3. 1.79 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2740 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.09 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2740 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.721 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2740 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2739 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.39 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2739 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.19 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2739 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.59 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2738 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.29 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2738 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 2.49 km ESE of Bison, Oklahoma · 2738 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.64 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.09 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.56 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.59 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.12 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.314 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2736 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.910 km S of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2736 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.214 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2736 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 2.59 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2736 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 2.15 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2736 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.89 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2735 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.82 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2732 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 1.97 km S of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2732 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.42 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2732 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.90 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2732 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  29. 1.89 km WSW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2732 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2731 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 1.67 km W of Seiling, Oklahoma · 2731 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.62 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2731 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.62 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2731 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.91 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2731 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  35. 1.77 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2731 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  36. 2.26 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2730 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.86 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2729 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 2.18 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2729 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 1.89 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2729 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 2.57 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2729 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.84 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2728 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 1.84 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2728 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  43. 2.415 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2728 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 2.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2728 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.08 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2728 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 1.89 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 2.117 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.62 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.82 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.59 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 2.67 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.89 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.69 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 1.98 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.93 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.89 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.35 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.713 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2725 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 2.10 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2741 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.19 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2742 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.74 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2742 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.09 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2743 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.58 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2743 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.54 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2744 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 11
  7. 1.62 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2744 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.82 km WSW of Anthony, Kansas · 2745 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.811 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.611 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 2746 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.012 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 93
  12. 1.77 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.00 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.77 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2747 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.611 km W of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2747 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.77 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2748 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.89 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2748 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2748 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.15 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 2748 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019frun. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.