Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma on Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 11:30 PM CDT (04:30 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 5 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-09-15 04:30:11 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.274° N, 98.235° 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
62°
Stations used
47

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. 1.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.710 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.15 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.46 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.711 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.611 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2187 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.816 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.03 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.71 km NW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.09 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.95 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  24. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.5Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.54 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 1.510 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.617 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 1.611 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.96 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.610 km S of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.70 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  54. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2173 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.79 km NNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 2173 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.63 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2173 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020sdss. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.