Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 8 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 28, 2020, 7:51 AM CDT (12:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 9 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-28 12:51:57 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.315° N, 98.151° 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
±0.23
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: 177 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.19 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 7
  2. 1.83 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2368 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.81 km NE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2368 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 28
  4. 1.86 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2367 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2367 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2366 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.43 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2366 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.93 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2365 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.64 km ENE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2365 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2363 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 45
  11. 3.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2363 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 116
  12. 1.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2363 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.22 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2362 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 2.04 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2361 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.711 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2361 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.13 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2359 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.13 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2359 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.56 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2358 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.53 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2358 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 2.33 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2358 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.915 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2357 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2357 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2357 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2356 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2356 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  27. 2.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2355 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.64 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2355 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.610 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2352 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.74 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2352 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.59 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2352 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2352 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.69 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2351 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 2.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2351 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
  35. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2351 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2350 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.83 km WNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2350 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.82 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2348 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 2.110 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2348 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 1.66 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 1.61 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  45. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2345 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.96 km N of Weatherford, Oklahoma · 2345 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 1.97 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 2344 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.36 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 3.36 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
  50. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.07 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  53. 1.98 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 1.87 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  57. 1.85 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.16 km WSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 2.9Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 177.

Before

  1. 1.74 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.77 km E of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.8Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 3.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 8
  5. 1.812 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.67 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2371 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.09 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2372 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2374 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2374 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2374 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.84 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2374 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.69 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.54 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.94 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.34 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2376 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 2.48 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2377 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020gdyg (also filed as us70008htr). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.