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‘Oklahoma's Way of Shrugging off Trump's Presence’: Netizens React to 4.2 Quake After POTUS Rally

© REUTERS / LEAH MILLISUS President Donald Trump speaks during his first re-election campaign rally in several months in the midst of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 20 June 2020.
US President Donald Trump speaks during his first re-election campaign rally in several months in the midst of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 20 June 2020. - Sputnik International
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US President Donald Trump held his first presidential campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, since the COVID-19 pandemic forced lockdowns and social distancing protocols, claiming it was time "to get back to living our lives".

The state of Oklahoma, which witnessed US President Donald Trump return to the presidential campaign trail on Saturday after the coronavirus pandemic swept the country, registered an underground tremor in parts of Tulsa late on 20 June, with the United States geological society saying the epicentre of the 4.2 magnitude earthquake was northwest of Perry, Oklahoma.

The US Geological Survey said the quake took place at a depth of 7.9 km.

While there were no reports of damage, people took to Twitter and Facebook, not only posting about feeling the quake in different parts of Tulsa, but musing over the coincidence of an Oklahoma earthquake on the night of a Trump rally.

On the eve of the Oklahoma campaign rally, Donald Trump had promised his supporters a "wild evening", and insisted that it was time "to get back to living our lives".

Trump's rally had originally been planned for Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the freeing of black slaves in the US, but was postponed one day after widespread criticism.

© REUTERS / LEAH MILLISU.S. President Donald Trump points into the crowd as he speaks during his first re-election campaign rally in several months in the midst of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., June 20, 2020.
‘Oklahoma's Way of Shrugging off Trump's Presence’: Netizens React to 4.2 Quake After POTUS Rally - Sputnik International
U.S. President Donald Trump points into the crowd as he speaks during his first re-election campaign rally in several months in the midst of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S., June 20, 2020.

The event came against the backdrop of violent protests against racism and police brutality triggered by the death of African-American former convict George Floyd.

On Friday, Trump tweeted to protesters ahead of his Saturday rally, vowing "a much different scene" to such hotspots of unrest as New York or Minneapolis.

​The country is also still dealing with the coronavirus epidemic, with Trump facing criticism for holding the rally in Oklahoma, as the state has registered a surge in cases of the respiratory virus.

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