Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 11 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Sun, Apr 12, 2015, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 12 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-04-12 21:12:36 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.779° N, 98.033° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 5.6 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 SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4141 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4141 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.97 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4141 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.57 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 4141 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 1.57 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4141 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.77 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.60 km NNE of Freeport, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.83 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 1.67 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4140 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.412 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 15
  12. 2.412 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.24 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4140 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.912 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4140 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.912 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.53 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.66 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.612 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4139 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 3.02 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4138 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.63 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4138 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 3.03 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4138 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.02 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4138 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.5Oklahoma · 4138 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 3.07 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4138 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.14 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4138 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.08 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4138 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.67 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.611 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.57 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 1.58 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4137 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.83 km N of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4137 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 3.59 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4136 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 37
  33. 2.57 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 4136 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4136 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 2.52 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4136 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.56 km SSW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 4136 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  37. 2.53 km WSW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4136 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4136 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  39. 1.84 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4136 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 1.62 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4135 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  41. 1.72 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4135 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 3.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 12
  43. 1.85 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  44. 1.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4134 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  45. 2.78 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4134 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.54 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 3.2Kansas · 4134 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  49. 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  50. 1.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  51. 1.55 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.34 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 1.64 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  55. 1.84 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  56. 1.84 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  57. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  58. 2.1Kansas · 4133 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.211 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4133 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.75 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200027by. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:25 PM UTC.