Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km N of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km N of Ames, Oklahoma on Sun, May 31, 2020, 5:18 PM CDT (22:18 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-31 22:18:22 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.305° N, 98.191° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.81 km S of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.81 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2304 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.65 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 11
  7. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.62 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.210 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.95 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.98 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.86 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.86 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  26. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.811 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.64 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 2.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.93 km SE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.613 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.96 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.76 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.811 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.94 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.45 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 2.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 1.63 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.79 km ESE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.96 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.16 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.66 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2292 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2292 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 3.07 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2290 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  54. 2.97 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2290 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2289 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  56. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2289 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2289 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 1.56 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2288 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2287 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  60. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2287 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.61 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020krpc. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.