Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma on Sun, Mar 21, 2021, 7:45 AM CDT (12:45 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
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-21 12:45:19 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.289° N, 98.168° 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
±0.30
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 124 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.75 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 7
  4. 1.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.4Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.07 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 1.83 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.74 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.611 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 3.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.86 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  27. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  28. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.17 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 1.711 km SE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1983 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  33. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.09 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 2.010 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.39 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  39. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 1.914 km WNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 2.414 km WNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.010 km SW of Hardtner, Kansas · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  46. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 1.54 km WNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 1.64 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  52. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.14 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.74 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 1.74 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  57. 2.04 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.510 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.72 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 2.36 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.49 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 1.68 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.914 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.56 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.57 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.48 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.68 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021fphz. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.