M2.5 earthquake 8 km N of Coalgate, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km N of Coalgate, Oklahoma on Thu, Dec 22, 2016, 11:58 PM CST (05:58 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km E of Centrahoma, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-23 05:58:56 UTC
- Depth
- 4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.619° N, 96.226° 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.2 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 90°
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.58 km N of Coalgate, Oklahoma · 3564 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.76 km E of Centrahoma, Oklahoma · 3559 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007m6f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:11 AM UTC.