Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma on Sat, May 2, 2020, 5:28 AM CDT (10:28 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 9 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-02 10:28:01 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.026° N, 98.095° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
100

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.36 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2339 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.210 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2339 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.68 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2338 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.26 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2337 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.99 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2337 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2336 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.54 km N of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2335 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.06 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.98 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.80 km E of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.29 km SE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.50 km S of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2334 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.37 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.59 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.79 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.07 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.65 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.67 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.75 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 5
  22. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.47 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 2.07 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.77 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  29. 2.40 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  34. 1.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 2.213 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2327 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.60 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2327 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2327 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.13 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2327 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2327 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2327 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2327 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.60 km W of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2327 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2327 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.611 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 1.53 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2325 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.77 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2325 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.9Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 1.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.00 km E of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.60 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 2.04 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.56 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 2.26 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  59. 2.29 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.19 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 1.92 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2345 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2346 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.16 km WSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 2346 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.96 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2346 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2346 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.86 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2348 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.97 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 2349 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 1.96 km N of Weatherford, Oklahoma · 2350 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2350 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.66 km NNW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.88 km W of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.68 km W of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2353 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020ipsc (also filed as us700098m7). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 3:38 AM UTC.