M2.5 earthquake 6 km NW of Alex, Oklahoma

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Mon, Dec 18, 2017, 1:51 AM CST

UTC

2017-12-18 07:51:49 UTC

Depth

7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.956° N, 97.824° W

Region

Oklahoma

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.3 km horizontally, 5.3 km in depth

Station coverage gap

64°

Stations used

0

• Alex, OklahomaPopulation 554. Forecast6 kmNW
• Chickasha, OklahomaPopulation 16,488. Forecast15 kmSE
• Norman, OklahomaPopulation 128,026. Forecast46 kmSW
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast252 kmN

After

1. 3.05 km NW of Alex, OklahomaTue, Dec 19, 8:33 AM CST · 3199 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 5
2. 2.26 km W of Arcadia, OklahomaFri, Dec 22, 9:52 PM CST · 3196 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
3. 3.73 km NNE of Dale, OklahomaThu, Dec 28, 2:11 PM CST · 3190 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 131
4. 2.45 km WSW of Minco, OklahomaThu, Dec 28, 6:18 PM CST · 3190 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
5. 2.53 km SSW of Dibble, OklahomaSat, Dec 30, 9:51 AM CST · 3188 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.46 km NNW of Alex, OklahomaFri, Jan 5, 10:46 PM CST · 3181 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
7. 2.44 km SE of Minco, OklahomaWed, Jan 10, 5:26 AM CST · 3177 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
8. 3.66 km W of Arcadia, OklahomaFri, Jan 12, 7:04 PM CST · 3175 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 174
9. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, OklahomaSat, Jan 13, 5:18 AM CST · 3174 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
10. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, OklahomaSat, Jan 13, 2:44 PM CST · 3174 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 19
11. 2.513 km W of Union City, OklahomaThu, Jan 18, 1:06 AM CST · 3169 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
12. 2.68 km SSW of Dibble, OklahomaThu, Jan 18, 7:35 PM CST · 3169 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
13. 2.55 km N of Foster, OklahomaSun, Jan 21, 7:06 AM CST · 3166 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, OklahomaTue, Jan 23, 1:06 AM CST · 3164 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
15. 2.76 km N of Foster, OklahomaWed, Jan 24, 8:54 AM CST · 3163 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
16. 2.72 km E of Luther, OklahomaSat, Jan 27, 2:08 AM CST · 3160 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
17. 2.73 km E of Luther, OklahomaSun, Jan 28, 5:33 PM CST · 3159 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
18. 2.36 km W of Arcadia, OklahomaMon, Jan 29, 11:17 PM CST · 3157 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
19. 2.58 km NNW of Union City, OklahomaThu, Feb 1, 10:11 PM CST · 3155 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
20. 2.615 km W of Union City, OklahomaSat, Feb 3, 11:05 PM CST · 3152 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
21. 3.26 km N of Foster, OklahomaSun, Feb 4, 3:39 AM CST · 3152 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 7
22. 2.515 km W of Union City, OklahomaTue, Feb 6, 1:33 AM CST · 3150 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 8
23. 2.63 km ESE of Luther, OklahomaSat, Feb 10, 5:41 AM CST · 3146 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
24. 2.17 km S of Washington, OklahomaSun, Feb 11, 6:15 PM CST · 3145 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
25. 2.6OklahomaTue, Feb 13, 1:41 AM CST · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3

Before

1. 2.84 km NNE of Union City, OklahomaTue, Dec 12, 5:55 PM CST · 3206 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
2. 2.614 km W of Union City, OklahomaThu, Dec 7, 11:48 PM CST · 3210 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
3. 2.93 km E of Luther, OklahomaTue, Dec 5, 5:06 PM CST · 3213 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
4. 2.513 km W of Union City, OklahomaMon, Dec 4, 7:44 PM CST · 3214 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.15 km SSW of Yukon, OklahomaSun, Dec 3, 4:09 AM CST · 3215 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
6. 2.75 km W of Arcadia, OklahomaFri, Dec 1, 1:42 PM CST · 3217 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
7. 2.63 km NNE of Dale, OklahomaFri, Dec 1, 1:05 PM CST · 3217 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 8
8. 2.515 km W of Union City, OklahomaFri, Dec 1, 7:11 AM CST · 3217 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.615 km W of Union City, OklahomaThu, Nov 30, 1:17 PM CST · 3218 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.26 km SSW of Yukon, OklahomaWed, Nov 29, 5:03 PM CST · 3219 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 12
11. 2.515 km W of Union City, OklahomaWed, Nov 29, 2:23 PM CST · 3219 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
12. 2.515 km W of Union City, OklahomaMon, Nov 27, 4:07 PM CST · 3221 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
13. 2.75 km SSW of Yukon, OklahomaMon, Nov 27, 2:32 AM CST · 3221 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 115
14. 2.59 km NNW of El Reno, OklahomaSat, Nov 25, 5:33 PM CST · 3223 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 6
15. 2.414 km W of Union City, OklahomaSat, Nov 25, 4:51 PM CST · 3223 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
16. 2.89 km NNW of El Reno, OklahomaSat, Nov 25, 3:42 PM CST · 3223 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
17. 1.96 km SSW of Yukon, OklahomaSat, Nov 25, 1:27 PM CST · 3223 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
18. 2.16 km S of Yukon, OklahomaFri, Nov 24, 11:35 PM CST · 3223 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 7
19. 2.36 km SSW of Yukon, OklahomaThu, Nov 23, 4:55 PM CST · 3225 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 52
20. 2.5OklahomaThu, Nov 23, 12:40 PM CST · 3225 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000c5iv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.