Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km N of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km N of Ames, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 20, 2021, 9:35 AM CDT (14:35 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 11 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-20 14:35:52 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.289° N, 98.182° 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
±0.14
Station coverage gap
49°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 125 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.68 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.49 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.36 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.95 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.75 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 3.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  8. 1.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.4Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.07 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.83 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.74 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2003 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.611 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1994 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  24. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1994 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 3.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.86 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1991 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1991 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 1.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  32. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1991 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1990 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.17 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1990 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.711 km SE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.09 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.010 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1982 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.39 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1982 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1981 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.914 km WNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.414 km WNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.010 km SW of Hardtner, Kansas · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 2.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.54 km WNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.64 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1971 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1971 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  57. 2.14 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1971 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.74 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 1.74 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1971 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.914 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.56 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.57 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.48 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.68 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.55 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.18 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021fnqd. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.