Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 10 km SE of Amber, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Amber, Oklahoma on Fri, May 1, 2020, 7:50 PM CDT (00:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-05-02 00:50:10 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.102° N, 97.784° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
44
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

44 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
3.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 27°, dip 65°, rake -171°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 293°, dip 82°, rake -25°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
81

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.68 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 2.08 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.69 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.68 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.88 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2335 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.65 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.69 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.09 km WNW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.28 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.58 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2327 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.09 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2327 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 22
  13. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.15 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.85 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.66 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.65 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.58 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.95 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.76 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.26 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.96 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.76 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 1.99 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2307 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2307 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.66 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2307 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.79 km ESE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.011 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.86 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.811 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2356 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.64 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2362 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.84 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2365 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.67 km NNE of Geronimo, Oklahoma · 2372 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020ioza (also filed as us700098i0). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.