Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 6 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma on Thu, May 21, 2020, 4:10 PM CDT (21:10 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-05-21 21:10:53 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
33°
Stations used
98

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 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2325 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2325 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2325 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.010 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.610 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.92 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 21
  19. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.93 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.71 km SE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 2.14 km NE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  29. 1.74 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.711 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 1.77 km SSW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.31 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.61 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 2.15 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 2.02 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.85 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.61 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.81 km S of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.81 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.65 km WSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.65 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 3.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 11
  52. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 1.58 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.62 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 1.95 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  59. 1.76 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 2.26 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 1.56 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.04 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 2328 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.60 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.00 km E of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.9Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.77 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.53 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.611 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.60 km W of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 2.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.13 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2332 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020jzfw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.