Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km N of Ames, Oklahoma on Sat, May 21, 2022, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-05-21 08:48:02 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.297° N, 98.179° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
26°
Stations used
99

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1592 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1584 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1581 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1579 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 1.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1579 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1578 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1575 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1575 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1572 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1571 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.61 km N of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1571 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1569 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.27 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1569 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.711 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1569 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.77 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1568 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.96 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1566 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1562 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.25 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1562 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.1Oklahoma · 1562 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1562 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.95 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1560 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1557 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 2.0Oklahoma · 1554 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1553 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.84 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 1550 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1549 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.94 km W of Dover, Oklahoma · 1548 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.810 km SSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1547 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  30. 2.0Oklahoma · 1546 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1543 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.51 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1543 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.76 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1543 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 1.77 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1543 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.17 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1543 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.610 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 1541 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.79 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1535 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1535 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  39. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1534 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1534 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.74 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1534 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.84 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1533 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.99 km W of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1533 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 1.58 km SW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 1592 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.7Oklahoma · 1592 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.17 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1593 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.37 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1593 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1594 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1594 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 2.210 km E of Longdale, Oklahoma · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1594 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.68 km SSE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1595 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.25 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1595 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 1.76 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1596 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.67 km E of El Reno, Oklahoma · 1597 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.210 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1598 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.210 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1598 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.6Oklahoma · 1598 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.110 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1598 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.910 km E of Longdale, Oklahoma · 1599 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.310 km WNW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 1599 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.26 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1603 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.36 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022jwlw (also filed as us6000hmvr). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.