Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3 km WNW of Skedee, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Skedee, Oklahoma on Sun, Dec 18, 2016, 5:50 AM CST (11:50 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 9 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-12-18 11:50:21 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.390° N, 96.738° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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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 0.9 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
73°
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: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 107.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008296. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.