Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 6 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma on Mon, May 4, 2020, 2:34 PM CDT (19:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 2 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2020-05-04 19:34:22 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.023° N, 98.096° 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.

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How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020iubd (also filed as us70009a1b). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:27 AM UTC.