Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 2 km WNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Mon, Oct 5, 2015, 1:52 AM CDT (06:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 4 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-10-05 06:52:50 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.767° N, 98.180° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
5
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
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, 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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
131°
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. 2.51 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3964 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3964 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.63 km SSW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3964 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.710 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3964 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.68 km SSE of Helena, Oklahoma · 3963 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3963 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.3Kansas · 3963 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.75 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3963 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 1.55 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3963 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.611 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3963 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3962 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.64 km NNE of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 3962 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.59 km SE of Waldron, Kansas · 3962 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3962 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.69 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3962 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.2Kansas · 3962 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.2Oklahoma · 3962 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.15 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3962 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.43 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3962 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7
  20. 1.65 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3961 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.76 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.83 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  23. 3.04 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  25. 1.710 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3961 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 4.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 5,355
  27. 2.64 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 13
  28. 3.24 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 12
  29. 2.610 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.825 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.54 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 3.35 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3961 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 45
  33. 3.29 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 23
  34. 3.79 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 53
  35. 2.95 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 17
  36. 2.65 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 10
  37. 2.54 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 1.512 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3960 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  40. 2.63 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  41. 2.95 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  42. 3.75 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 8
  43. 3.414 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
  44. 2.54 km WSW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 2.62 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  47. 3.55 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 6
  48. 3.04 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  49. 3.314 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.614 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.69 km N of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  52. 3.47 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  53. 4.111 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 308
  54. 2.59 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 3.59 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  56. 3.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 8
  57. 2.710 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 3.44 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.810 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.53 km WSW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3959 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003kcc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.