The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 1 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.
In the last 30 days, 1 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Preston, the biggest of them M1.5. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Preston came at 2.0× the usual pace — busier than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Preston — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.5 of Sep 06, 1997, 23:38 UTC: 6 km N of Tupelo, Oklahoma.
How we figure this: 2 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 1.0 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Does a busier spell mean a bigger earthquake is coming?
Short answer: nobody can tell — and a busier spell by itself is not a warning sign. Bunches of small quakes are common around Preston, and most settle down on their own. Small quakes also do not “let off steam” that would prevent a big one: a single M7 releases roughly as much energy as 32,000 M4 quakes added together. Earthquakes cannot be predicted. What can be measured is the long-term pattern — the biggest quakes on record near Preston are listed further down this page.
Latest earthquakes near Preston
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M0.8 | 11 km SSW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma | Oct 30, 2026, 04:32 AM | 6 km | 98 km WNW |
| M1.3 | 10 km WNW of Davis, Oklahoma | Oct 30, 2026, 02:27 AM | 7 km | 90 km NW |
| M0.9 | 11 km SSW of Ratliff City, Oklahoma | Oct 29, 2026, 11:41 PM | 6 km | 98 km WNW |
| M1.3 | 15 km SSW of Wilson, Oklahoma | Oct 28, 2026, 12:34 AM | 7 km | 82 km WNW |
| M1.5 | 14 km NE of Leon, Oklahoma | Oct 12, 2026, 10:25 PM | 3 km | 65 km W |
| M1.2 | 4 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma | Oct 12, 2026, 05:28 AM | 7 km | 98 km NW |
| M1.2 | 14 km NNW of Leon, Oklahoma | Oct 10, 2026, 11:35 PM | 5 km | 82 km W |
| M1.2 | 6 km ESE of Wilson, Oklahoma | Oct 10, 2026, 02:27 AM | 6 km | 73 km WNW |
| M1.9 | 4 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma | Aug 26, 2026, 06:32 PM | 5 km | 98 km NW |
| M1.7 | 2 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma | Aug 19, 2026, 12:20 PM | 4 km | 100 km NW |
Earthquakes per year near Preston (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
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 Preston
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 191 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 1 biggest earthquakes on record near Preston (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4.5 | 6 km N of Tupelo, Oklahoma | Sep 06, 1997, 23:38 UTC | 88 km |
Nearby places
Colbert, OK (12 km) · Pottsboro, TX (14 km) · Kingston, OK (15 km) · Sherman, TX (28 km) · Denison, TX (17 km) · Durant, OK (27 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.