Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma on Mon, Dec 19, 2016, 6:51 AM CST (12:51 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-12-19 12:51:56 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.670° N, 97.397° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
8
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 5.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
22°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 95.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200082k6. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.