Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Tue, Feb 23, 2016, 12:03 AM CST (06:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km S of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-23 06:03:26 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.757° N, 98.070° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 5.2 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. 1.66 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.05 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.13 km S of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.02 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.69 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.813 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.612 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.15 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.75 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.718 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 2.85 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 3.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3834 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.68 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3834 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.83 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.0Kansas · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.810 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3833 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.68 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 3.07 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.98 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  37. 2.91 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  45. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 3.01 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  47. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 1.5Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  51. 2.5Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 3.27 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  53. 2.55 km ENE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.111 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 2.511 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.95 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.913 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.59 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 1.63 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3829 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  60. 2.90 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004rxs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC.