Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km N of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km N of Ames, Oklahoma on Sat, Jul 18, 2020, 4:39 PM CDT (21:39 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-18 21:39:05 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.284° N, 98.182° 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
Station coverage gap
73°
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: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 119 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2258 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2257 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.68 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2257 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2255 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.010 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2255 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2253 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.52 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2253 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.110 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.73 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.510 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.77 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.73 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 1.67 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.75 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.97 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.57 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  24. 1.57 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  25. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.63 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 3.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 10
  40. 2.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.92 km SSE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.63 km NW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.52 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  45. 1.62 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.86 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 3.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 1.75 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.55 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.67 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 1.68 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  56. 1.69 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 1.86 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  58. 1.67 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.69 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.99 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.09 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.67 km NNE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.54 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2262 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2262 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2262 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 10
  16. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2263 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2263 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2263 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 1.6Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020obfz. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC.