Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 16, 2020, 4:27 AM CDT (09:27 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-09-16 09:27:34 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.276° N, 98.241° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Station coverage gap
27°
Stations used
91

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.912 km WNW of Avard, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.110 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.910 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.44 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 11
  7. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.62 km NNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.63 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.84 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.26 km WNW of Hardtner, Kansas · 2194 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.010 km NW of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.55 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.56 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 1.52 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.64 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 1.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.710 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 2.15 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.46 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  29. 1.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 1.711 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.611 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.816 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 1.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.03 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 2.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.71 km NW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  45. 2.09 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  46. 1.95 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  47. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  50. 1.5Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 1.54 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 1.510 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  57. 1.617 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.15 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.05 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.66 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.06 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.87 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.12 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.76 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.71 km S of Okarche, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.44 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2210 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.210 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2212 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.63 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020sfya (also filed as us7000bnvw). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:22 AM UTC.