Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Tue, Dec 22, 2015, 1:15 PM CST (19:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-12-22 19:15:53 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.758° N, 98.070° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.5 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
51°
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. 2.76 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.816 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.67 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3888 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.610 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3888 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.510 km SE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3887 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.74 km ESE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3887 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.410 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3886 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.713 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.811 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3886 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.78 km NNW of Argonia, Kansas · 3886 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.611 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3886 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3886 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.6Kansas · 3885 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3885 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3885 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3885 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 3.59 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3884 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.111 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3884 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3884 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  23. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 2.7Oklahoma · 3883 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.76 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.06 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.512 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  28. 1.6Kansas · 3883 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.25 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3883 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3882 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.63 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.57 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 3.13 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  39. 3.111 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 3.12 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 3.52 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  42. 2.63 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3882 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.99 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  44. 2.59 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 1.95 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 3.44 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 6
  47. 2.111 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.73 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.55 km ESE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.76 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.810 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.5Oklahoma · 3881 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 2.58 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 2.54 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  56. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3880 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.78 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.68 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  59. 2.85 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3880 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.7Oklahoma · 3879 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100048w8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.