Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma on Tue, Sep 15, 2020, 5:02 PM CDT (22:02 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 1 km NW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-09-15 22:02:06 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.300° N, 98.161° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
53

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. 1.71 km NW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.09 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.95 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.5Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.54 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.79 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2179 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.510 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.617 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  26. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 1.611 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.96 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.610 km S of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.70 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 1.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  36. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  38. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  39. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 1.79 km NNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 2173 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.63 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2173 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 2.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 1.53 km WSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.26 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.8Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.68 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 2.04 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  52. 1.74 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 1.73 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  54. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 1.58 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  56. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.97 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 2.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020sfbk. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:56 PM UTC.