Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 9 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma on Sun, May 17, 2020, 6:10 AM CDT (11:10 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-05-17 11:10:49 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.974° N, 97.699° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
22
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting
Oblique reverse
Moment magnitude
3.3 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 230°, dip 75°, rake 45°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 125°, dip 47°, rake 159°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
76

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.97 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.15 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.85 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 1.66 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.65 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2304 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.58 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.99 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.79 km ESE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.81 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.51 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.99 km WSW of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.8Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.610 km NNW of Maysville, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 1.58 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.28 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.09 km WNW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.69 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.07 km NE of Alex, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.88 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 1.68 km NNE of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.69 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.08 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.68 km N of Bradley, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 3.310 km SE of Amber, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 44
  12. 2.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.011 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.86 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2343 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2346 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2346 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.811 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020jrdy (also filed as us70009itw). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC.