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Earthquakes near Oxford, KS

Recorded earthquakes within 100 km of Oxford (population 1,024), shown in local time (America/Chicago).

Latest quake near Oxford: M1.2 · Nov 02, 2026, 09:10 AM local time · 98 km SSW of the city · 35 km deep

The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.

past hourpast daypast weekearlier in the last 90 daysbiggest on recordbigger dot = stronger quake
0last 24 hours
0last 7 days
2last 30 days
21last 12 months
M4.5largest in 10 years

In the last 30 days, 2 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Oxford, the biggest of them M1.8. The biggest quake on record near Oxford — records go back to 1980 — was the M5.8 of Sep 03, 2016, 12:02 UTC: 14 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma.

Biggest on record (since 1980) · M5.8 in 2016Big enough to feel last year (M4+) · 0

Latest earthquakes near Oxford

MagLocationLocal timeDepthDistance
M1.21 km NNE of Garber, OklahomaNov 02, 2026, 09:10 AM35 km98 km SSW
M0.810 km NW of Pawnee, OklahomaOct 27, 2026, 03:30 PM7 km100 km SSE
M0.68 km ESE of Marland, OklahomaOct 26, 2026, 07:06 AM6 km83 km S
M1.14 km NW of Medford, OklahomaOct 24, 2026, 12:28 AM4 km73 km SW
M1.89 km NW of Renfrow, OklahomaOct 23, 2026, 07:14 PM2 km57 km WSW
M1.58 km NNW of Hunter, OklahomaOct 23, 2026, 05:46 AM7 km86 km SSW
M1.215 km NNE of Morrison, OklahomaOct 19, 2026, 11:12 AM7 km96 km SSE
M1.69 km NE of Blackwell, OklahomaOct 16, 2026, 11:09 PM19 km46 km S
M0.915 km NW of Pawnee, OklahomaOct 11, 2026, 06:45 AM8 km96 km SSE
M2.26 km NNW of Red Rock, OklahomaSep 17, 2026, 08:46 AM10 km85 km S

Earthquakes per year near Oxford (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)

148'1677'1747'1819'1911'2014'217'221'235'242'25'26 YTD

M3.0–3.9   M4.0+

Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.

What the last year looked like near Oxford

How big they were
M1.5–2.013 (62%)
M2.0–3.08 (38%)
M3.0–4.00 (0%)
M4.0–5.00 (0%)
M5.0+0 (0%)
How deep they were
0–10 km20 (95%)
10–30 km1 (5%)
30–70 km0 (0%)
70+ km0 (0%)

Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 21 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.

The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Oxford (M4.0 and up, since 1980)

MagLocationDate (UTC)Distance
M5.814 km NW of Pawnee, OklahomaSep 03, 2016, 12:02 UTC97 km
M4.94 km ENE of Milan, KansasNov 12, 2014, 21:40 UTC40 km
M4.78 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaNov 30, 2015, 09:49 UTC98 km
M4.57 km NW of Medford, OklahomaJan 31, 2022, 17:10 UTC73 km
M4.48 km E of Pond Creek, OklahomaMay 17, 2019, 20:33 UTC82 km
M4.48 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaJun 09, 2018, 13:59 UTC97 km
M4.412 km ENE of Nash, OklahomaOct 10, 2015, 09:20 UTC92 km
M4.39 km ESE of Jefferson, OklahomaSep 08, 2017, 02:26 UTC79 km

Nearby places

Winfield, KS (16 km) · Belle Plaine, KS (17 km) · Wellington, KS (18 km) · Wichita, KS (49 km) · Derby, KS (31 km) · Andover, KS (49 km)

USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 17:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.