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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Longtown, OK

No earthquake was likely felt in Longtown in the 24 hours to 9:22 am CST (15:22 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 233 km (145 mi) W, at 5:53 am CST on 7 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 23 felt reports to USGS.

M 2.5

Latest: 10:47 am CDT on 31 August 2025 · 14 km (9 mi) S of Longtown, OK

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Longtown was M 2.5, 14 km (9 mi) S of Longtown, OK, at 10:47 am CDT on 31 August 2025, 7 km deep. 3 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Longtown was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 6 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Longtown since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Longtown in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
0 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 6.5
Last 12 months
3 · largest M 1.8 on 31 August 2026
Since 2016
864 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.7 on 24 August 2021, 20 km (12 mi) SE of Longtown, OK
Reported felt
110 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Oct 13 Oct 28 Nov 11
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.7–M2.4), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 1.8 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Longtown, OK
  2. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Longtown, OK
  3. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Longtown, OK
  4. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) E of Longtown, OK
  5. 1.7 12 km (8 mi) ENE of Longtown, OK
  6. 1.9 13 km (8 mi) E of Longtown, OK
  7. 2.5 14 km (9 mi) S of Longtown, OK · felt by 3
  8. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Longtown, OK
  9. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) ENE of Longtown, OK
  10. 1.5 13 km (8 mi) E of Longtown, OK
  11. 2.6 18 km (11 mi) S of Longtown, OK · felt by 588
  12. 1.8 15 km (10 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  13. 2.0 14 km (9 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  14. 2.9 18 km (11 mi) S of Longtown, OK · felt by 27
  15. 1.6 18 km (11 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  16. 1.6 8 km (5 mi) ENE of Longtown, OK
  17. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Longtown, OK
  18. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  19. 1.8 18 km (11 mi) SSW of Longtown, OK
  20. 1.7 15 km (10 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  21. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) NW of Longtown, OK
  22. 2.3 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Longtown, OK
  23. 2.2 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Longtown, OK
  24. 2.2 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Longtown, OK
  25. 1.7 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Longtown, OK · felt by 1
  26. 2.4 18 km (11 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  27. 1.9 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Longtown, OK
  28. 2.0 18 km (11 mi) S of Longtown, OK · felt by 2
  29. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  30. 1.5 18 km (11 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  31. 2.1 19 km (12 mi) SE of Longtown, OK
  32. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) SE of Longtown, OK
  33. 2.0 16 km (10 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  34. 1.7 15 km (10 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  35. 1.5 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Longtown, OK · felt by 1
  36. 2.6 14 km (9 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  37. 1.8 14 km (9 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  38. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  39. 2.1 19 km (12 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  40. 2.1 14 km (9 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  41. 2.3 14 km (8 mi) SSW of Longtown, OK
  42. 2.3 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Longtown, OK
  43. 1.5 15 km (9 mi) SSW of Longtown, OK
  44. 2.3 18 km (11 mi) S of Longtown, OK · felt by 2
  45. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) SSW of Longtown, OK
  46. 1.7 13 km (8 mi) SSW of Longtown, OK
  47. 1.5 14 km (9 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  48. 1.9 14 km (9 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  49. 1.5 18 km (11 mi) S of Longtown, OK
  50. 1.9 18 km (11 mi) S of Longtown, OK

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Longtown time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Longtown are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is Longtown; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Longtown

The strongest shaking in Longtown from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 3.7 on 24 August 2021, 20 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Longtown (est.)
M 3.7 20 kmIV · Light · felt by 27
M 3.7 20 kmIV · Light · felt by 113
M 3.4 22 kmIII · Weak · felt by 5
M 3.3 21 kmIII · Weak · felt by 6
M 3.3 20 kmIII · Weak · felt by 10

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Longtown.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Quinton 19 km

Be ready

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