Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 12, 2020, 1:24 AM CDT (06:24 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 7 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-12 06:24:42 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.760° N, 98.071° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
101

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.6Oklahoma · 2263 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2263 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2263 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2262 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2262 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 10
  11. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.54 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.67 km NNE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.09 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 2.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2258 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.94 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2258 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2257 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2256 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  28. 1.68 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2256 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.712 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2255 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2254 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 2.010 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2254 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2253 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.52 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.110 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.73 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.35 km E of Harper, Kansas · 2251 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 1.510 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2251 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.77 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 1.73 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 1.67 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2250 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 1.75 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2248 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  45. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2246 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.97 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 1.57 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.57 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 2.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.63 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  60. 1.910 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2243 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.74 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.54 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.50 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.84 km SSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.74 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2267 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.31 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2269 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.08 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2269 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.61 km NNE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 2.18 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2271 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.011 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2271 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2271 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.110 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.18 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020npcu (also filed as us7000am6m). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.