Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 24, 2021, 8:24 PM CST (02:24 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 11 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-25 02:24:58 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.294° N, 98.181° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
60

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. 2.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 8
  3. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.13 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.54 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  13. 3.66 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 13
  14. 2.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 4.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 320
  18. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.05 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 9
  21. 2.26 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  22. 2.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.56 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 2.15 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 1.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 2.16 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.83 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 2.05 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 3.46 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 8
  36. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.86 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  38. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  39. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.513 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  41. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.713 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 1.66 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  47. 1.77 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.62 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  49. 2.76 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.92 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.711 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.02 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.66 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  56. 2.412 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 38
  57. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.77 km NE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  59. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.8Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021bsaw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:36 PM UTC.