Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 2, 2016, 8:40 AM CST (14:40 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-01-02 14:40:17 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.763° N, 98.059° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 6.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
54°
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. 2.97 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.79 km ENE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3871 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  9. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.69 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.69 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.84 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.57 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.710 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3871 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  16. 3.3Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  17. 1.92 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.52 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.15 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.511 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.65 km NNE of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  24. 3.318 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.87 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 3.115 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  28. 1.6Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.97 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.82 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3869 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.89 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 1.611 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3868 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.914 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.94 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.67 km WSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.9Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.922 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 2.722 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.518 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  49. 1.93 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  50. 3.117 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
  51. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  54. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.71 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.02 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3866 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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