M2.8 earthquake 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Tue, May 10, 2016, 6:03 AM CDT (11:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km NE of Anthony, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005g9y. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:09 AM UTC.