Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5 km NNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 24, 2015, 2:44 PM CST (20:44 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 13 km NNE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-01-24 20:44:02 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.796° N, 98.186° 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 1.9 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
108°
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. 2.68 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4214 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.71 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4213 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.91 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4213 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.62 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.33 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4213 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 2.67 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.57 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.513 km NNE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.61 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4213 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.67 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.71 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.5Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.91 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4213 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 3.113 km NNE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.53 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4212 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.60 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4212 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.76 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 2.06 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 3.9Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 18
  20. 1.66 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.96 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.36 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4212 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.66 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.16 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 3.32 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.66 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.62 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 2.84 km ENE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.94 km SSE of Mayfield, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 2.86 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.12 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.65 km ENE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.61 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.11 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.89 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.52 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  37. 2.32 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.83 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  39. 2.13 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 1.73 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 1.63 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.57 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 3.18 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 8
  44. 1.77 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.87 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.99 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.16 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 2.67 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.62 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.99 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.86 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.76 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.76 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.69 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.74 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  57. 3.52 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 17
  58. 2.81 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.64 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tiuw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.