M3.4 earthquake 5 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 11:40 PM CST (05:40 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9 km W of Bluff City, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

16 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 140.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020assg (also filed as us70006y62). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.