M2.5 earthquake 2 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma

Magnitude

2.5 (ml), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 16, 2017, 12:09 AM CST

UTC

2017-12-16 06:09:35 UTC

Depth

7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.739° N, 98.371° W

Region

Oklahoma

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.6 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth

Station coverage gap

87°

Stations used

0

• Cherokee, OklahomaPopulation 1,560. Forecast2 kmSW
• Enid, OklahomaPopulation 51,776. Forecast58 kmNW
• Wichita, KansasPopulation 396,119. Forecast140 kmSW
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast457 kmNNW

After

1. 2.722 km NE of Fort Supply, OklahomaSat, Dec 16, 5:34 PM CST · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
2. 2.621 km NE of Fort Supply, OklahomaSun, Dec 17, 1:26 AM CST · 3203 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
3. 2.68 km W of Deer Creek, OklahomaSun, Dec 17, 5:55 AM CST · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
4. 1.85 km E of Caldwell, KansasSun, Dec 17, 1:39 PM CST · 3202 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
5. 2.02 km S of Caldwell, KansasTue, Dec 19, 3:27 AM CST · 3201 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
6. 3.88 km WSW of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Dec 19, 5:26 AM CST · 3201 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 75
7. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Dec 19, 8:47 AM CST · 3201 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
8. 3.23 km W of Marshall, OklahomaTue, Dec 19, 9:47 AM CST · 3201 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
9. 2.23 km W of Marshall, OklahomaTue, Dec 19, 10:21 AM CST · 3201 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
10. 2.58 km SW of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Dec 19, 10:55 AM CST · 3201 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
11. 3.24 km W of Marshall, OklahomaTue, Dec 19, 10:57 AM CST · 3201 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
12. 2.03 km W of Marshall, OklahomaTue, Dec 19, 11:22 AM CST · 3201 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.35 km W of Marshall, OklahomaTue, Dec 19, 11:22 AM CST · 3201 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
14. 2.527 km ENE of Buffalo, OklahomaTue, Dec 19, 12:59 PM CST · 3200 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
15. 3.04 km W of Marshall, OklahomaTue, Dec 19, 5:58 PM CST · 3200 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
16. 3.53 km W of Marshall, OklahomaWed, Dec 20, 12:00 AM CST · 3200 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
17. 2.33 km E of Freeport, KansasWed, Dec 20, 9:33 PM CST · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
18. 2.44 km E of Freeport, KansasWed, Dec 20, 10:19 PM CST · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
19. 2.56 km ENE of Jefferson, OklahomaSun, Dec 24, 6:04 AM CST · 3196 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.99 km WSW of Waynoka, OklahomaTue, Dec 26, 1:46 AM CST · 3194 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
21. 1.76 km NNE of Bluff City, KansasTue, Dec 26, 5:51 AM CST · 3194 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
22. 2.98 km W of Deer Creek, OklahomaTue, Dec 26, 9:22 PM CST · 3193 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
23. 1.96 km NE of Renfrow, OklahomaTue, Dec 26, 10:14 PM CST · 3193 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
24. 2.62 km SW of Braman, OklahomaTue, Dec 26, 10:37 PM CST · 3193 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 5
25. 3.84 km W of Marshall, OklahomaThu, Dec 28, 10:45 PM CST · 3191 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 126
26. 2.73 km W of Marshall, OklahomaThu, Dec 28, 11:21 PM CST · 3191 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
27. 2.73 km W of Marshall, OklahomaFri, Dec 29, 12:03 AM CST · 3191 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
28. 2.63 km W of Marshall, OklahomaFri, Dec 29, 12:05 AM CST · 3191 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
29. 2.53 km W of Marshall, OklahomaFri, Dec 29, 4:27 AM CST · 3191 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
30. 2.53 km W of Marshall, OklahomaFri, Dec 29, 6:52 AM CST · 3191 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
31. 3.222 km NE of Fort Supply, OklahomaFri, Dec 29, 10:13 PM CST · 3190 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
32. 2.93 km W of Marshall, OklahomaSat, Dec 30, 2:10 AM CST · 3190 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
33. 2.83 km W of Marshall, OklahomaSat, Dec 30, 2:14 AM CST · 3190 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
34. 2.48 km NNE of Mooreland, OklahomaSat, Dec 30, 6:44 PM CST · 3189 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
35. 3.23 km W of Marshall, OklahomaSun, Dec 31, 1:09 PM CST · 3188 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
36. 2.24 km W of Marshall, OklahomaSun, Dec 31, 1:43 PM CST · 3188 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
37. 1.92 km ESE of Mayfield, KansasSun, Dec 31, 7:08 PM CST · 3188 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
38. 2.33 km W of Marshall, OklahomaSun, Dec 31, 11:45 PM CST · 3188 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
39. 2.64 km SSE of Manchester, OklahomaMon, Jan 1, 2:01 AM CST · 3188 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
40. 2.010 km N of Caldwell, KansasMon, Jan 1, 4:27 AM CST · 3188 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
41. 1.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, KansasTue, Jan 2, 5:19 AM CST · 3187 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
42. 1.57 km ENE of Renfrow, OklahomaTue, Jan 2, 11:13 AM CST · 3187 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
43. 3.5OklahomaTue, Jan 2, 11:43 AM CST · 3187 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 10
44. 2.43 km W of Marshall, OklahomaTue, Jan 2, 5:31 PM CST · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
45. 3.47 km NW of Okeene, OklahomaTue, Jan 2, 10:00 PM CST · 3186 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 8
46. 2.47 km NW of Okeene, OklahomaTue, Jan 2, 10:58 PM CST · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
47. 2.47 km NW of Okeene, OklahomaThu, Jan 4, 8:57 AM CST · 3185 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
48. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, OklahomaSat, Jan 6, 4:58 AM CST · 3183 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
49. 2.64 km NNE of Okeene, OklahomaSat, Jan 6, 11:02 AM CST · 3183 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
50. 2.87 km N of Mooreland, OklahomaSat, Jan 6, 5:31 PM CST · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
51. 1.74 km ENE of Danville, KansasSat, Jan 6, 6:50 PM CST · 3182 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
52. 2.81 km S of Renfrow, OklahomaSun, Jan 7, 1:30 AM CST · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
53. 1.59 km W of Bluff City, KansasSun, Jan 7, 7:03 AM CST · 3182 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
54. 2.83 km W of Marshall, OklahomaSun, Jan 7, 1:37 PM CST · 3181 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
55. 2.23 km E of Freeport, KansasSun, Jan 7, 10:00 PM CST · 3181 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 27
56. 2.41 km S of Renfrow, OklahomaMon, Jan 8, 7:39 AM CST · 3181 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
57. 2.64 km W of Marshall, OklahomaMon, Jan 8, 2:04 PM CST · 3180 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
58. 1.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, KansasMon, Jan 8, 2:45 PM CST · 3180 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
59. 2.64 km E of Freeport, KansasMon, Jan 8, 11:52 PM CST · 3180 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
60. 1.75 km SSW of Bluff City, KansasTue, Jan 9, 5:57 AM CST · 3180 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

1. 2.24 km E of Freeport, KansasFri, Dec 15, 11:56 PM CST · 3204 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
2. 2.89 km SSE of Covington, OklahomaFri, Dec 15, 6:05 PM CST · 3204 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.93 km W of Marshall, OklahomaFri, Dec 15, 12:08 PM CST · 3205 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
4. 3.117 km W of Aline, OklahomaFri, Dec 15, 5:41 AM CST · 3205 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
5. 1.8KansasFri, Dec 15, 3:39 AM CST · 3205 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
6. 2.13 km E of Freeport, KansasThu, Dec 14, 11:53 AM CST · 3206 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
7. 3.04 km E of Freeport, KansasThu, Dec 14, 10:35 AM CST · 3206 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
8. 3.04 km E of Freeport, KansasThu, Dec 14, 10:29 AM CST · 3206 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 10
9. 2.926 km ENE of Buffalo, OklahomaThu, Dec 14, 3:24 AM CST · 3206 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.97 km NNE of Mooreland, OklahomaMon, Dec 11, 6:11 PM CST · 3208 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
11. 1.511 km NNW of South Haven, KansasSun, Dec 10, 2:28 PM CST · 3209 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
12. 2.55 km N of Dover, OklahomaSun, Dec 10, 12:46 PM CST · 3209 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
13. 3.52 km NNW of Lambert, OklahomaSun, Dec 10, 6:02 AM CST · 3210 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5
14. 3.31 km WSW of Aline, OklahomaSun, Dec 10, 5:50 AM CST · 3210 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
15. 2.75 km N of Dover, OklahomaSat, Dec 9, 4:25 PM CST · 3210 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 6
16. 2.32 km SSE of Freeport, KansasSat, Dec 9, 8:41 AM CST · 3211 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
17. 2.64 km WSW of Seiling, OklahomaFri, Dec 8, 3:34 PM CST · 3211 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
18. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, OklahomaThu, Dec 7, 7:13 PM CST · 3212 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
19. 2.713 km NW of Longdale, OklahomaThu, Dec 7, 6:47 AM CST · 3213 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
20. 2.43 km SSE of Danville, KansasThu, Dec 7, 12:56 AM CST · 3213 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000c56e. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:09 AM UTC.