M2.5 earthquake 27 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Tue, Dec 19, 2017, 12:59 PM CST

UTC

2017-12-19 18:59:50 UTC

Depth

2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.964° N, 99.367° W

Region

Kansas

Felt reports

2

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.6 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth

Station coverage gap

200°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

0

• Buffalo, OklahomaPopulation 1,311. Forecast27 kmENE
• Woodward, OklahomaPopulation 12,993. Forecast59 kmN
• Wichita, KansasPopulation 396,119. Forecast197 kmWSW
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast507 kmNNW

After

1. 2.99 km WSW of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Dec 26, 1:46 AM CST · 3192 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
2. 3.222 km NE of Fort Supply, OklahomaFri, Dec 29, 10:13 PM CST · 3188 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
3. 2.48 km NNE of Mooreland, OklahomaSat, Dec 30, 6:44 PM CST · 3187 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaSat, Jan 6, 4:58 AM CST · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
5. 2.87 km N of Mooreland, OklahomaSat, Jan 6, 5:31 PM CST · 3180 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
6. 2.717 km W of Aline, OklahomaFri, Jan 12, 9:11 AM CST · 3175 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
7. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaSun, Jan 14, 6:44 PM CST · 3172 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
8. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaMon, Jan 15, 11:12 PM CST · 3171 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Jan 18, 11:04 PM CST · 3168 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
10. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Jan 19, 7:28 PM CST · 3167 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
11. 2.316 km SSW of Freedom, OklahomaSat, Jan 20, 12:13 PM CST · 3167 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
12. 2.927 km ENE of Buffalo, OklahomaSun, Jan 21, 9:17 AM CST · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
13. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaSun, Jan 21, 11:26 AM CST · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
14. 2.525 km NE of Buffalo, OklahomaWed, Jan 24, 7:05 AM CST · 3163 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
15. 2.826 km NW of Freedom, OklahomaThu, Jan 25, 12:01 PM CST · 3162 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
16. 2.77 km WSW of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Jan 25, 12:09 PM CST · 3162 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
17. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Jan 26, 10:10 AM CST · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
18. 2.8OklahomaSat, Jan 27, 7:51 PM CST · 3159 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
19. 2.64 km NNE of Cherokee, OklahomaSun, Jan 28, 4:18 AM CST · 3159 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
20. 2.615 km WNW of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Jan 30, 2:03 PM CST · 3157 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
21. 2.728 km ENE of Buffalo, OklahomaWed, Jan 31, 9:36 PM CST · 3155 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
22. 2.727 km ENE of Buffalo, OklahomaSun, Feb 4, 5:21 AM CST · 3152 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
23. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Feb 13, 5:03 PM CST · 3142 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
24. 3.49 km SW of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Feb 16, 1:16 AM CST · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
25. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Feb 16, 1:19 AM CST · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
26. 2.99 km SW of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Feb 16, 1:22 AM CST · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
27. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Feb 16, 7:17 AM CST · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
28. 3.79 km SW of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Feb 16, 7:21 AM CST · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 13
29. 3.128 km ENE of Buffalo, OklahomaFri, Feb 16, 9:53 AM CST · 3140 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4

Before

1. 2.58 km SW of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Dec 19, 10:55 AM CST · 3199 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
2. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Dec 19, 8:47 AM CST · 3199 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
3. 3.88 km WSW of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Dec 19, 5:26 AM CST · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 75
4. 2.621 km NE of Fort Supply, OklahomaSun, Dec 17, 1:26 AM CST · 3201 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
5. 2.722 km NE of Fort Supply, OklahomaSat, Dec 16, 5:34 PM CST · 3201 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
6. 2.52 km SW of Cherokee, OklahomaSat, Dec 16, 12:09 AM CST · 3202 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
7. 3.117 km W of Aline, OklahomaFri, Dec 15, 5:41 AM CST · 3203 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.926 km ENE of Buffalo, OklahomaThu, Dec 14, 3:24 AM CST · 3204 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.97 km NNE of Mooreland, OklahomaMon, Dec 11, 6:11 PM CST · 3206 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
10. 3.52 km NNW of Lambert, OklahomaSun, Dec 10, 6:02 AM CST · 3208 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
11. 3.31 km WSW of Aline, OklahomaSun, Dec 10, 5:50 AM CST · 3208 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.64 km WSW of Seiling, OklahomaFri, Dec 8, 3:34 PM CST · 3210 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
13. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Dec 7, 7:13 PM CST · 3210 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
14. 2.513 km E of Chester, OklahomaWed, Dec 6, 1:39 PM CST · 3212 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
15. 2.518 km SSW of Freedom, OklahomaTue, Dec 5, 12:04 AM CST · 3213 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
16. 3.05 km W of Carmen, OklahomaMon, Dec 4, 6:31 PM CST · 3213 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
17. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaSun, Dec 3, 8:04 AM CST · 3215 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
18. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaFri, Dec 1, 1:49 PM CST · 3217 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
19. 3.015 km SSW of Freedom, OklahomaThu, Nov 30, 8:44 PM CST · 3217 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
20. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Nov 28, 8:58 PM CST · 3219 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bt8n. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.