Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 10 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 10 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Thu, May 5, 2016, 3:59 AM CDT (08:59 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 5 km ENE of Danville, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-05 08:59:10 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.844° N, 98.152° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
42

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. 2.55 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.05 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.93 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.67 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.34 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3771 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.85 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.211 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.97 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.75 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 1.67 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 1.83 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3770 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 1.66 km SSE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3770 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.76 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.84 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 1.93 km NNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  22. 1.512 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.94 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3768 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.83 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3768 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.87 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  26. 2.68 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 1.68 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3767 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.63 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  29. 1.95 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  30. 1.74 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.86 km NW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.55 km NW of Harper, Kansas · 3765 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 3.25 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 2.58 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  37. 2.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  38. 2.77 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 3.15 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.74 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  42. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.85 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.54 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.58 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 1.85 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  50. 1.611 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3763 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.57 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3763 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.54 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  54. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  55. 3.19 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.50 km SE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  57. 2.75 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 2.68 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 3.45 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3760 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.55 km NW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usd000712k. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:40 PM UTC.