Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 9 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 9 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 4:04 PM CDT (21:04 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 8 km NNE of Harper, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-08-28 21:04:01 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.760° N, 98.052° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
54°
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: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2946 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2946 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2945 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.85 km SSW of Norwich, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.67 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.74 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.08 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.97 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.19 km SW of Milton, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.29 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  12. 3.95 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 28
  13. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.66 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.55 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.27 km N of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.56 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.012 km SW of Norwich, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.44 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 2.27 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.76 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.56 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.28 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.66 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.65 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  27. 2.48 km SW of Milton, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 2.87 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2943 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 2.07 km N of Danville, Kansas · 2943 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.06 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2943 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.66 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2943 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 1.87 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2943 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.78 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2942 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.16 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.16 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2940 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 2.37 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2940 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.87 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2940 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 1.76 km ENE of Harper, Kansas · 2940 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 1.94 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2937 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.610 km N of Harper, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.48 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 3.77 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.87 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.55 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.77 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2935 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  46. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  47. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.87 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.97 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 2935 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.57 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  53. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.611 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 2934 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.55 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2933 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 3.3Oklahoma · 2932 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  58. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2932 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  59. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2931 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 3.17 km NE of Harper, Kansas · 2931 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6

The first 60 of 137.

Before

  1. 2.06 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 2947 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.714 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2947 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.46 km SSW of Norwich, Kansas · 2948 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.49 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2948 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.43 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.93 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.57 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.57 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.83 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
  11. 2.32 km SSE of Chester, Oklahoma · 2949 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.93 km NE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2949 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.42 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 2949 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.37 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2950 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.67 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2950 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.67 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2950 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.610 km NNW of Danville, Kansas · 2951 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2952 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.07 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 2953 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2954 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000gjep. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC.