Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 23, 2020, 8:10 PM CDT (01:10 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-09-24 01:10:12 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.282° N, 98.151° 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
±0.14
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
49

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 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.56 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.52 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.64 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.710 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2193 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.15 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.46 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.711 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2191 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.611 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.816 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2190 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.03 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  23. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.71 km NW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.09 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.95 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  30. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 1.5Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  37. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  38. 1.54 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  39. 1.79 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2183 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.510 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.617 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.611 km SSE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.96 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 1.610 km S of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.70 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.26 km WNW of Hardtner, Kansas · 2195 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.84 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.63 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.62 km NNW of Chester, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.44 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 11
  11. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2199 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 2.110 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.912 km WNW of Avard, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 3.06 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.15 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 2.05 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.66 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.06 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020stxq. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC.