Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma on Thu, Apr 30, 2020, 6:04 PM CDT (23:04 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.9 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-04-30 23:04:42 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.294° N, 98.188° 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
50°
Stations used
38

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. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 2.40 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.213 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.60 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.0Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.13 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 2.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.60 km W of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.711 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 1.611 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.53 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.77 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.9Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.00 km E of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 1.60 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.7Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  33. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.04 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.56 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.26 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 2.29 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  43. 2.010 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  54. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.610 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 3.92 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 21
  60. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020inab. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:03 AM UTC.