Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 4 km WNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Wed, Jul 8, 2015, 12:52 PM CDT (17:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 3 km S of Carmen, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-07-08 17:52:52 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.770° N, 98.200° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
59

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. 2.66 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4053 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 1.85 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 4053 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.72 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4053 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.72 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4053 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.75 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4053 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.02 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4053 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4053 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.62 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4053 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.7Kansas · 4053 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.64 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4052 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.56 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4052 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.67 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4052 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.72 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4052 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.88 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4052 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.33 km S of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4052 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.66 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4052 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 38
  17. 3.56 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4052 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 3.3Oklahoma · 4051 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
  19. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4051 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.44 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4051 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.24 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4051 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.55 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4051 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.62 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 4051 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 2.54 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4051 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 1.811 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4051 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4051 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.18 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4051 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.92 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4051 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.88 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4051 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.88 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4050 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.86 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 4050 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4050 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.34 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.07 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 3.89 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 116
  36. 1.9Kansas · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.33 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.82 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  39. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 3.411 km N of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 5
  42. 2.62 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  43. 2.36 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 3.34 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.85 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 1.68 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.72 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  50. 2.86 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.710 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4047 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 1.54 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4047 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 1.68 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.63 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.98 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.56 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 3.06 km NE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.92 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.86 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.67 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002w3b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.