Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma on Wed, Oct 28, 2020, 2:21 AM CDT (07:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 10 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-10-28 07:21:03 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.293° N, 98.188° 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
74°
Stations used
97

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 118 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.313 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2161 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.28 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 2.112 km NW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.88 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2160 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.94 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.7Oklahoma · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.26 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2158 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.8Oklahoma · 2158 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.66 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 2.310 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2157 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2156 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.89 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2155 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2155 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.68 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2155 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.87 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 2155 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.65 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2155 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  35. 1.510 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.63 km WSW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.610 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 1.93 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 2.410 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 1.54 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2151 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.59 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 2.04 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  51. 1.94 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2151 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 2.04 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2150 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2149 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2149 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  55. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2148 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 1.56 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2147 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2147 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  58. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2146 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.56.1 km N of Cherokee, OK · 2146 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.810 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2146 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 199.

Before

  1. 1.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2161 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.513 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2161 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2162 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.916 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2163 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2164 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2165 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.56 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.55 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.37 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 8
  14. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.18 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 1.810 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.09 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020vemz. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.