Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 10 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma on Wed, Jul 22, 2020, 1:20 AM CDT (06:20 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-22 06:20:56 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.355° N, 97.366° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
18.9% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.3 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
70

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 96 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 129.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020ohjr (also filed as us7000asvg). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC.