M2.5 earthquake 8 km N of Coalgate, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km N of Coalgate, Oklahoma on Mon, Dec 26, 2016, 10:38 AM CST (16:38 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km E of Centrahoma, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-26 16:38:45 UTC
- Depth
- 4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.615° N, 96.232° 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 4.0 km horizontally, 7.9 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 2.58 km N of Coalgate, Oklahoma · 3570 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.17 km N of Coalgate, Oklahoma · 3573 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
- 2.510 km NNE of Centrahoma, Oklahoma · 3588 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.76 km N of Coalgate, Oklahoma · 3589 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007mws. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.