M0.7 earthquake 2 km NNW of Newcastle, Oklahoma
A magnitude 0.7 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Newcastle, Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 16, 2026, 1:04 AM CDT (06:04 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 7 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 0.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-16 06:04:46 UTC
- Depth
- 11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.265° N, 97.610° 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. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Station coverage gap
- 70°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 since this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.87 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 4 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.29 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 3 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
- 1.96 km E of Calumet, Oklahoma · 3 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
Before
- 2.66 km E of Calumet, Oklahoma · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
- 1.96 km ENE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.25 km SE of Dover, Oklahoma · 13 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.45 km SSE of Dover, Oklahoma · 13 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
- 3.32 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 33
- 1.61 km S of Dibble, Oklahoma · 19 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.52 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 19 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.01 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 20 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
- 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 22 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.50 km SSW of Newcastle, Oklahoma · 25 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 8
- 1.94 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 27 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.72 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma · 34 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.86 km SE of Chickasha, Oklahoma · 36 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2026sdvv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:04 PM UTC.