Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 10, 2021, 2:33 PM CST (20:33 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 9 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-10 20:33:35 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.312° N, 98.163° 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
±0.16
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
64

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. 2.49 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.59 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.19 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2072 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2072 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.52 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.813 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 1.65 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.45 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.26 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.31 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.81 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.79 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.26 km ENE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.87 km S of Putnam, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 1.88 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.010 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.56 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.410 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 8
  33. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 2.13 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.54 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  37. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  41. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 3.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
  43. 3.66 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 13
  44. 2.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 4.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 320
  48. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.05 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 9
  51. 2.26 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
  52. 2.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  53. 1.56 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.15 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.16 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 199.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021asaf. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:08 AM UTC.