Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 6 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 5, 2020, 3:59 AM CDT (08:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 3 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-05 08:59:41 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.025° N, 98.105° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 148 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.75 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.55 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.37 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.19 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.67 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 2239 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 1.68 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.69 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.69 km WSW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.99 km N of Chester, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.54 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.03 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.53 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.78 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.98 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.95 km SW of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.13 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 3.13 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.74 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.58 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.64 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.83 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.85 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.54 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.33 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.74 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  39. 1.92 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.14 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 1.84 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.60 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.63 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 1.64 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  46. 1.63 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  47. 1.63 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 2.34 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  50. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.76 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.63 km W of Minco, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.83 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  56. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.73 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.72 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 1.97 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.85 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 148.

Before

  1. 1.62 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.52 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.63 km NW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.92 km SSE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 10
  8. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.63 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020phdz. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 2:27 PM UTC.