Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Sun, Feb 14, 2016, 7:26 AM CST (13:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km S of Byron, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-14 13:26:54 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.760° N, 98.074° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
98°
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. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.613 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.57 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.52 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.911 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.67 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.118 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.75 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 2.96 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  23. 1.5Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.65 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.72 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 2.511 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 2.017 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 3.26 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.06 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.56 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.18 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 1.63 km SSW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 2.214 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  39. 3.17 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  40. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 2.114 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  45. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.85 km SW of Cheney, Kansas · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 9
  47. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.66 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  49. 2.05 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 3.13 km S of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  58. 3.02 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.69 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3836 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3835 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000504h. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.