Every recorded earthquake within 30 km
Earthquakes near Newcastle, OK
No earthquake was likely felt in Newcastle in the 24 hours to 8:44 pm CST (02:44 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 57 km (35 mi) NW, at 5:53 am CST on 7 November 2026, estimated intensity III (weak) in town; 23 felt reports to USGS.
M 3.3
Latest: 4:17 am CDT on 4 September 2026 · 26 km (16 mi) S of Newcastle, OK
The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Newcastle was M 3.3, 26 km (16 mi) S of Newcastle, OK, at 4:17 am CDT on 4 September 2026, 10 km deep. 33 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Newcastle was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded near Newcastle since; the newest is first in the list below.
No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Newcastle in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0
- Last 7 days
- 0
- Last 30 days
- 0 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 4.6
- Last 12 months
- 19 · largest M 3.3 on 4 September 2026
- Since 2016
- 605 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.4 on 1 August 2018, 23 km (14 mi) S of Newcastle, OK
- Reported felt
- 323 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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Earthquake alerts for Newcastle, OK
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The last 30 days
The latest 50
- 1.9 14 km (9 mi) E of Newcastle, OK
- 3.3 26 km (16 mi) S of Newcastle, OK · felt by 33
- 1.6 25 km (16 mi) S of Newcastle, OK
- 1.5 26 km (16 mi) S of Newcastle, OK
- 2.0 25 km (15 mi) S of Newcastle, OK · felt by 2
- 1.5 in Newcastle, OK · felt by 8
- 1.6 28 km (18 mi) SW of Newcastle, OK · felt by 1
- 1.6 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK · felt by 1
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) SW of Newcastle, OK · felt by 3
- 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSW of Newcastle, OK · felt by 1
- 2.5 20 km (12 mi) S of Newcastle, OK · felt by 35
- 2.1 22 km (13 mi) S of Newcastle, OK · felt by 1
- 2.8 21 km (13 mi) S of Newcastle, OK · felt by 11
- 1.9 21 km (13 mi) S of Newcastle, OK · felt by 5
- 2.4 22 km (13 mi) S of Newcastle, OK · felt by 6
- 2.0 22 km (13 mi) S of Newcastle, OK
- 1.8 22 km (14 mi) S of Newcastle, OK
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) S of Newcastle, OK
- 2.0 27 km (17 mi) S of Newcastle, OK · felt by 1
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK
- 2.4 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Newcastle, OK · felt by 2
- 1.6 30 km (18 mi) WNW of Newcastle, OK
- 1.9 27 km (17 mi) S of Newcastle, OK · felt by 2
- 1.6 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SW of Newcastle, OK
- 2.0 21 km (13 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK · felt by 1
- 1.5 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK
- 1.5 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK
- 1.5 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK
- 1.7 22 km (14 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK
- 2.4 23 km (15 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK
- 1.6 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK · felt by 1
- 1.5 23 km (15 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK
- 1.5 25 km (16 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK · felt by 1
- 2.3 23 km (15 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK
- 2.4 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK · felt by 3
- 1.8 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK
- 2.0 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK
- 1.8 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK
- 1.6 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Newcastle, OK
- 1.5 17 km (10 mi) W of Newcastle, OK
- 1.6 17 km (11 mi) W of Newcastle, OK
- 1.5 16 km (10 mi) W of Newcastle, OK
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) W of Newcastle, OK
- 1.5 17 km (10 mi) W of Newcastle, OK
- 1.9 15 km (10 mi) W of Newcastle, OK
- 1.7 16 km (10 mi) W of Newcastle, OK · felt by 1
- 1.5 14 km (9 mi) W of Newcastle, OK
- 2.0 16 km (10 mi) W of Newcastle, OK · felt by 8
- 1.6 16 km (10 mi) W of Newcastle, 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 Newcastle time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Newcastle are listed even when they are further out.
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On the map
The white circle is Newcastle; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Estimated shaking in Newcastle
The strongest shaking in Newcastle from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.3 on 4 November 2018, 14 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.
| Magnitude | When | Distance | Shaking in Newcastle (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 3.3 | 14 km | III · Weak · felt by 160 | |
| M 3.4 | 21 km | III · Weak · felt by 8 | |
| M 3.4 | 23 km | III · Weak · felt by 63 | |
| M 3.3 | 23 km | III · Weak · felt by 44 | |
| M 3.1 | 19 km | III · Weak · felt by 19 |
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 Newcastle.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Blanchard 13 km · Moore 15 km · Norman 15 km · Mustang 19 km · Tuttle 20 km · Oklahoma City 26 km · Midwest City 29 km · Bethany 30 km
Be ready
Earthquakes cannot be predicted, here or anywhere, so the useful step is the one taken beforehand. The advice below is from the agencies responsible for it.
- Ready.gov: earthquakes (FEMA) — what to do before, during and after, including Drop, Cover, and Hold On
- Build a kit (FEMA) — water, food and supplies for several days; our summary
- USGS: preparedness — the hazard behind the advice, from the agency that records every quake on this page
- The Great ShakeOut — the yearly earthquake drill, with material for homes, schools and workplaces
QuakeIndex does not issue warnings or forecasts. For earthquake early warning see ShakeAlert and the MyShake app.