Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km N of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km N of Ames, Oklahoma on Mon, May 24, 2021, 11:07 AM CDT (16:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 6 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-05-24 16:07:24 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.300° N, 98.190° 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
±0.11
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1946 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1944 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1943 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.49 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 1.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 1.67 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.77 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.18 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.84 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.66 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.43 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.53 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 1938 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.58 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.76 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 1934 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 1.95 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1947 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.813 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.17 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.76 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.36 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 1952 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.14 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.06 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.515 km W of Canton, Oklahoma · 1959 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.72 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1962 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.510 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 2.04 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.74 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 1.74 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021kcmw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.