Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 8 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Fri, Oct 28, 2016, 10:50 AM CDT (15:50 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-10-28 15:50:39 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.758° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 2.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
37°
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: 192 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.29 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3617 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.85 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3616 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 2.43 km SW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.16 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.56 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.27 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.57 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.76 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.34 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3616 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.64 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3616 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.88 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3615 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 1.8Kansas · 3615 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 2.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.84 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3615 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.37 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
  16. 2.24 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3614 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.44 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 11
  18. 1.84 km SSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3614 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.88 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.42 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3614 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  21. 3.02 km WSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 7
  22. 2.10 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.86 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3612 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.74 km NNE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.51 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 2.27 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  27. 2.57 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3612 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.66 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 1.96 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3611 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.05 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3610 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.62 km N of Isabella, Oklahoma · 3610 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 2.89 km SSE of Spivey, Kansas · 3609 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.33 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3609 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 11
  34. 2.94 km E of Milton, Kansas · 3609 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.94 km NW of Harper, Kansas · 3608 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 3.47 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3608 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 41
  37. 3.09 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3607 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 39
  38. 3.17 km SSE of Milton, Kansas · 3607 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 34
  39. 2.76 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3607 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  40. 4.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3607 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 22
  41. 1.76 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3607 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 3.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3607 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 26
  43. 2.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 9
  44. 2.88 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3606 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 3.314 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3605 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 12
  46. 2.514 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3605 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 1.68 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3605 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 3.77 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3605 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 41
  49. 2.66 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3605 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  50. 2.64 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3604 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 2.94 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3603 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.6Oklahoma · 3603 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  53. 3.37 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3603 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.63 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3603 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 1.66 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3603 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.76 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3602 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  57. 2.611 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3602 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.411 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3602 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.59 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3601 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 2.37 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3601 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 192.

Before

  1. 1.75 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3617 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.9Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.04 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 3617 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.75 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.56 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3618 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100072p0. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:18 AM UTC.