Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km S of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km S of Ames, Oklahoma on Sat, Feb 8, 2020, 8:53 PM CST (02:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 7 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-09 02:53:06 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.141° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.67 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2419 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.09 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2419 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.26 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2419 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.75 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.96 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.114 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2418 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.77 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.613 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2417 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.07 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.62 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.65 km WNW of Canton, Oklahoma · 2416 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2415 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.68 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.75 km E of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2414 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.93 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.33 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.33 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.74 km W of Langston, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2412 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 2.0Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 1.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2411 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.55 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 2.02 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2410 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 2.12 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 1.92 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  35. 2.92 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2409 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  36. 1.87 km W of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  37. 2.56 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2408 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.6Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
  39. 1.72 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2407 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.57 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.67 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.72 km WNW of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2405 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  45. 2.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2405 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.27 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2405 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.75 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2403 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.27 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.73 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 2.05 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2403 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.63 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2403 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.8Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.65 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.76 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.16 km E of Union City, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.06 km ESE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.08 km W of Drummond, Oklahoma · 2402 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.613 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2401 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2419 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.56 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2419 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 5
  3. 1.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2420 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.76 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.67 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2421 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.9Oklahoma · 2422 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.86 km S of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 2423 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.914 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2423 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.86 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.24 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2425 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.86 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 1.8Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.74 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.68 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 2426 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.88 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.98 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.79 km SW of Aline, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.78 km WNW of Greenfield, Oklahoma · 2427 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020ctmi. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC.