Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 7 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma on Fri, Dec 13, 2019, 2:45 PM CST (20:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 2 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-12-13 20:45:30 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.032° N, 98.085° 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
±0.13
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
58

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 169.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019yjtd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.