Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma on Sun, Mar 28, 2021, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-28 23:13:23 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.297° N, 98.177° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
97

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 104 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.83 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 1.74 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.611 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.86 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.17 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.711 km SE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1982 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.09 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1978 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 2.010 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.39 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1973 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.914 km WNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.414 km WNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.010 km SW of Hardtner, Kansas · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1969 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 2.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.54 km WNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 1.64 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.84 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.14 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.74 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 1.74 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.04 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.510 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  49. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.72 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.515 km W of Canton, Oklahoma · 1959 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.06 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.14 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.36 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.17 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 69.

Before

  1. 2.07 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.4Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  8. 1.75 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.95 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.36 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.49 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.68 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.914 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.56 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.57 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021gcxf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.