Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 24, 2021, 7:41 PM CST (01:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 10 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-25 01:41:31 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.297° N, 98.178° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
101

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.410 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8
  5. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.13 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.54 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  15. 3.66 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 13
  16. 2.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 320
  20. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 2.05 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 9
  23. 2.26 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  24. 2.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.56 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.15 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.16 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 1.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 1.83 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  36. 2.05 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 3.46 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 8
  38. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.86 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 1.513 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  44. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  45. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 1.713 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  47. 1.66 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.77 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 1.62 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 2.76 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.92 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 1.711 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 2.02 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2048 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.66 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.412 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 38
  59. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 1.77 km NE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021brzk (also filed as us7000d31m). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.