Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km N of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km N of Ames, Oklahoma on Wed, May 27, 2020, 4:53 PM CDT (21:53 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 6 km N of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-27 21:53:45 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.305° N, 98.183° 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
±0.20
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
101

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. 1.61 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.02 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.61 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.81 km S of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 2304 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.81 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2304 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.65 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 11
  13. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.62 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.210 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.95 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.98 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.86 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.86 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.811 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.64 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 2.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.93 km SE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.613 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.96 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.76 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.811 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 1.94 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.45 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  45. 2.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  47. 1.63 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  48. 1.79 km ESE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.96 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.16 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 1.66 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2292 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2291 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 3.07 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2290 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 2.97 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2290 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020kkgh. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC.