Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 10 km NW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Sat, Aug 1, 2015, 9:50 PM CDT (02:50 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-08-02 02:50:04 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.820° N, 98.231° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.5 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km WSW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4030 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4029 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.511 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4029 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.95 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4029 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.56 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4029 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.56 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4029 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4029 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.64 km NNW of Helena, Oklahoma · 4029 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.35 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4029 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.78 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4029 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.75 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4029 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.65 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4029 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.710 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4028 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 1.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4028 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4028 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.912 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 4028 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.53 km SW of Freeport, Kansas · 4028 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.55 km W of Mayfield, Kansas · 4028 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.15 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4028 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4028 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4028 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.47 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4028 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 2.57 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4028 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 1.611 km WNW of Caldwell, KS · 4028 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4028 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.810 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4028 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  27. 1.95 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4028 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.52 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4028 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  29. 2.57 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4027 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.610 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4027 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4027 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4027 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.75 km NNW of Helena, Oklahoma · 4027 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.76 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4027 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.76 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4027 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4027 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 1.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4027 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 2.05 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4027 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 1.66 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4027 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 2.05 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4027 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.25 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4027 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  42. 1.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4027 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4027 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.05 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4027 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4027 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.36 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4027 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  47. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4026 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.27 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4026 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 2.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4026 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.76 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4026 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.98 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4026 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.96 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4026 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.63 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4026 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  54. 1.73 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4026 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4025 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.66 km WNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4025 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  57. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4025 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.37 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4025 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 2.56 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 4025 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.78 km ENE of Caldwell, KS · 4025 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002xyv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:06 PM UTC.