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M 3.0ml
Earthquake near Norman, OK
No earthquake was likely felt in Norman in the 24 hours to 10:46 am CST (16:46 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 70 km (43 mi) NW, at 5:53 am CST on 7 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 23 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Norman
This page: a magnitude 3.0 earthquake was recorded 36 km (23 mi) southwest of Norman, OK, at 6:10 am CDT on 17 May 2020 (11:10 UTC), 11 km deep. 22 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 9 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma
57 km (36 mi) SSW of Oklahoma City, OK · 44 km (27 mi) SW of Norman, OK
- When
- 6:10 am CDT on 17 May 2020 ()
- Where
- 36 km (23 mi) southwest of Norman, OK · earthquakes near Norman
- Oklahoma today
- every earthquake in Oklahoma in the last 24 hours
- Magnitude
- M 3.0 (ml)
- Depth
- 11 km below the surface
- Felt
- 22 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Nearest
- Grady County, 18 km WNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2091 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 76 km (47 mi) from the epicentre. In Norman, 36 km away, the estimate is intensity III (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Lindsay 18 km, intensity III · Blanchard 19 km, intensity III · Chickasha 23 km, intensity III · Norman 36 km, intensity III · Tuttle 37 km, intensity III · Minco 44 km, intensity II · Moore 45 km, intensity II · Mustang 46 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 1,100 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 4.0 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 300,000× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 13,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 9,400× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 3.0 about 1,100 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
No earthquake of M4 or more has been recorded within 50 km since our catalogue begins in 2016.
Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 34.9745, -97.6988. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grady County, OK | 18 km (11 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Grady County |
| McClain County, OK | 23 km (14 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near McClain County |
| Cleveland County, OK | 43 km (27 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Cleveland County |
| Garvin County, OK | 46 km (29 mi) | SE | earthquakes near Garvin County |
| Stephens County, OK | 57 km (35 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Stephens County |
| Caddo County, OK | 66 km (41 mi) | WNW | earthquakes near Caddo County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
58 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.8 9 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma
- 1.7 8 km ESE of Chickasha, Oklahoma
- 1.5 5 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma
- 1.8 3 km NE of Blanchard, Oklahoma
- 1.5 3 km ENE of Blanchard, Oklahoma
- 1.5 1 km WNW of Dibble, Oklahoma
- 1.7 7 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma
- 1.5 6 km SSE of Dibble, OK
- 1.7 6 km SSE of Dibble, OK
- 2.5 6 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma
- 1.6 6 km SE of Dibble, Oklahoma
- 1.5 8 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma
- 1.6 8 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma
- 1.5 4 km S of Tuttle, Oklahoma
- 1.6 3 km SSW of Tuttle, Oklahoma
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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