Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 8, 2021, 1:49 AM CST (07:49 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 8 km W of Crescent, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-08 07:49:19 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.296° N, 98.180° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
75

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 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.88 km W of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.65 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.49 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.59 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.19 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 1.52 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  11. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.813 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.65 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.45 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.26 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.31 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.81 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.79 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 2.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 2.26 km ENE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.87 km S of Putnam, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 1.88 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.010 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.56 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.410 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 8
  36. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.13 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  39. 2.54 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 3.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  46. 3.66 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 13
  47. 2.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  48. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 4.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 320
  51. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  52. 2.05 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 9
  54. 2.26 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  55. 2.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 1.56 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 2.15 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021anka. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.