M2.6 earthquake 1 km SSE of Moore, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Moore, Oklahoma on Sun, Dec 15, 1974, 8:30 PM CST (02:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-12-16 02:30:21 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.330° N, 97.480° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000094v. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC.