M2.6 earthquake 7 km N of Ames, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km N of Ames, Oklahoma on Tue, Aug 30, 2022, 6:59 AM CDT (11:59 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.59	ML, local (Richter)	Oklahoma Geological Survey	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.23 · 38 stations
2.8	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.05 · 106 stations

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 140.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022qzfz (also filed as us7000i3n8). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.