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Every recorded earthquake within 30 km

Earthquakes near Newkirk, OK

No earthquake was likely felt in Newkirk in the 24 hours to 6:26 am CST (12:26 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 167 km (104 mi) SSW, at 5:53 am CST on 7 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 23 felt reports to USGS.

M 3.4

Latest: 10:13 pm CDT on 25 June 2025 · 21 km (13 mi) W of Newkirk, OK

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Newkirk was M 3.4, 21 km (13 mi) W of Newkirk, OK, at 10:13 pm CDT on 25 June 2025, 8 km deep. 25 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Newkirk was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 1 smaller earthquake has been recorded near Newkirk since; the newest is first in the list below.

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

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
1 · since 2016, about one every 3 months
Last 12 months
1 · largest M 1.6 on 16 October 2026
Since 2016
51 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.5 on 13 April 2016, 27 km (17 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
Reported felt
13 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. Too few days here have any earthquake at all to draw a normal range.

The latest 50

  1. 1.6 13 km (8 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  2. 3.4 21 km (13 mi) W of Newkirk, OK · felt by 25
  3. 1.5 27 km (17 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  4. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Newkirk, OK
  5. 2.1 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Newkirk, OK · felt by 1
  6. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Newkirk, OK
  7. 1.6 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Newkirk, OK
  8. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Newkirk, OK
  9. 1.7 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Newkirk, OK
  10. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Newkirk, OK
  11. 2.0 21 km (13 mi) SSW of Newkirk, OK
  12. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) WNW of Newkirk, OK
  13. 1.7 30 km (19 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  14. 1.5 29 km (18 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  15. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  16. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  17. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  18. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  19. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  20. 1.8 19 km (12 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  21. 1.7 18 km (11 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  22. 1.6 19 km (12 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  23. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  24. 2.6 28 km (17 mi) WNW of Newkirk, OK
  25. 2.5 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Newkirk, OK · felt by 1
  26. 2.7 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Newkirk, OK · felt by 3
  27. 2.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Newkirk, OK
  28. 2.6 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Newkirk, OK
  29. 3.0 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Newkirk, OK · felt by 2
  30. 3.0 29 km (18 mi) WNW of Newkirk, OK · felt by 3
  31. 2.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Newkirk, OK · felt by 5
  32. 2.6 29 km (18 mi) W of Newkirk, OK · felt by 1
  33. 3.0 24 km (15 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  34. 2.9 24 km (15 mi) W of Newkirk, OK · felt by 1
  35. 2.7 24 km (15 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  36. 3.0 24 km (15 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  37. 3.2 30 km (18 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  38. 2.8 30 km (19 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  39. 2.8 30 km (18 mi) W of Newkirk, OK · felt by 1
  40. 2.7 24 km (15 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  41. 3.0 24 km (15 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  42. 2.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  43. 3.0 27 km (17 mi) W of Newkirk, OK · felt by 1
  44. 3.0 24 km (15 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  45. 2.7 24 km (15 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  46. 2.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  47. 3.5 27 km (17 mi) W of Newkirk, OK · felt by 1
  48. 2.6 24 km (15 mi) W of Newkirk, OK
  49. 2.6 27 km (17 mi) W of Newkirk, OK · felt by 2
  50. 3.0 27 km (16 mi) W of Newkirk, 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 Newkirk time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Newkirk are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

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

Estimated shaking in Newkirk

The strongest shaking in Newkirk from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity III (weak), from the M 3.5 on 13 April 2016, 27 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 Newkirk (est.)
M 3.5 27 kmIII · Weak · felt by 1
M 3.4 21 kmIII · Weak · felt by 25
M 3.2 30 kmIII · Weak
M 3.0 24 kmIII · Weak
M 3.0 24 kmIII · Weak

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 Newkirk.

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

Nearby towns

Ponca City 20 km · Blackwell 22 km

Be ready

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