Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 12 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Tue, Jul 5, 2016, 12:26 AM CDT (05:26 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-05 05:26:17 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.866° N, 98.144° 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 2.6 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
76°
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. 2.25 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.15 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.45 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.95 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.65 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 2.35 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3720 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.59 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.56 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 4.25 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 970
  12. 3.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.14 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.710 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.69 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.66 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.66 km S of Freeport, Kansas · 3717 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 3.48 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  23. 2.86 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 3.2Oklahoma · 3716 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.92 km NE of Freeport, Kansas · 3716 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.93 km WNW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.5Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 1.51 km N of Bluff City, Kansas · 3714 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 1.85 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3713 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 3.12 km WSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  33. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.46 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 1.56 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 3.47 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.06 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.97 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.512 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 1.65 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3712 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.75 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 3711 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  42. 2.57 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
  44. 1.62 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 3711 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.66 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.57 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3709 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.77 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3707 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  54. 3.68 km NNE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3707 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 30
  55. 2.22 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 3707 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  56. 2.6Oklahoma · 3706 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.85 km ESE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3706 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.62 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3705 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 2.39 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3704 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.58 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3704 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005zzp. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:44 PM UTC.