Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 10, 2016, 7:20 AM CDT (12:20 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-08-10 12:20:20 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.734° N, 98.127° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
49°
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 SW of Danville, Kansas · 3686 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.57 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3686 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.711 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.93 km SSE of Bluff City, KS · 3685 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 15
  5. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3685 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3684 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.816 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3684 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.93 km SSE of Danville, Kansas · 3683 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3683 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3682 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.45 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3682 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 2.15 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3682 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.75 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3682 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.55 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3682 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.25 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3682 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.27 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3682 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3681 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 1.76 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3681 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.22 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3681 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.78 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3680 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 1.67 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3680 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.67 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3680 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 2.98 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3680 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.410 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3680 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 3.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3679 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 24
  29. 3.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3677 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
  30. 3.08 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3677 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.96 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3676 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.86 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3676 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.810 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3676 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 3.06 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3676 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.66 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3676 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  36. 3.18 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3676 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.05 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 3676 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.58 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 3.34 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 13
  40. 2.68 km NNE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.79 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.54 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3675 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 3.16 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3674 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.07 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3674 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.66 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3674 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 3.214 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.813 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3674 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 1.5Kansas · 3674 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  50. 1.57 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3674 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.76 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3673 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.55 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3673 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  53. 1.55 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3673 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  54. 2.60 km NE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3673 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 3.46 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3672 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 25
  56. 2.64 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3672 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 2.35 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3672 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  58. 2.79 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3672 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 2.2Kansas · 3672 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  60. 3.08 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3672 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 79

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006cl4. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC.