Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma on Fri, Nov 6, 2020, 8:56 PM CST (02:56 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-11-07 02:56:18 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.280° N, 98.217° 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
±0.29
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 195 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2149 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2149 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2149 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2148 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.56 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2147 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2147 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2146 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.56.1 km N of Cherokee, OK · 2145 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.810 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2145 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.57.0 km ENE of Helena, OK · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.710.2 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2145 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.610 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2145 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.610.2 km ENE of Waynoka, OK · 2145 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, OK · 2144 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.610.1 km SW of Quinlan, OK · 2144 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.510.0 km SW of Quinlan, OK · 2144 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.510 km NE of Quinlan, OK · 2144 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.06 km NNW of Jefferson, OK · 2144 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.59.5 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 2.010.6 km E of Lamont, OK · 2143 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.510.4 km E of Lamont, OK · 2143 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 1.610.5 km WNW of Jefferson, OK · 2143 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 1.810.4 km WNW of Jefferson, OK · 2143 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.69.1 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.210 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.69.1 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.59.4 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.98.9 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.79.2 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, OK · 2143 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 1.64.3 km NW of Meno, OK · 2142 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.59.1 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2141 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 2.76 km NNW of Jefferson, OK · 2141 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.46.1 km SSE of Jefferson, OK · 2141 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.68.4 km NE of Nash, OK · 2140 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.81.6 km SSE of Lambert, OK · 2140 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.29.8 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2140 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.89.3 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2140 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.79.5 km SSW of Quinlan, OK · 2140 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.211.9 km N of Ames, OK · 2138 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.917.3 km NW of Waynoka, OK · 2138 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  48. 2.212 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2138 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.7Oklahoma · 2136 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2136 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2136 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.73 km NW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2136 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2136 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  54. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2136 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 1.62 km WSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2136 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2136 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  57. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2135 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.93 km NW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2135 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.36 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2135 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2134 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 195.

Before

  1. 2.04 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.59 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2151 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.610 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2151 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.54 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.410 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.93 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.610 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.63 km WSW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.510 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2153 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 1.65 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.87 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 2154 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020vwlh. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 11:08 AM UTC.