Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 5, 2020, 7:21 AM CDT (12:21 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-05 12:21:33 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.290° N, 98.166° 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
±0.16
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
48

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 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.55 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.67 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.68 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.69 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.86 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.67 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.69 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.99 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.54 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.03 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.53 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.78 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.98 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 1.95 km SW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 2.13 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 3.13 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.74 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.58 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.64 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 1.83 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.85 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.14 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.60 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 1.63 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  38. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  42. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.97 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 2.06 km SW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.78 km NW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.85 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.09 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.16 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 2.35 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.79 km NW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  53. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  54. 2.47 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.16 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  58. 2.26 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.68 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.88 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 2.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.86 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.62 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.52 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 1.63 km NW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 1.92 km SSE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 10
  11. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.63 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020phkq. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC.