Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 3 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma on Sat, Dec 30, 2017, 9:51 AM CST (15:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-12-30 15:51:46 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.004° N, 97.644° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 5.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
47°
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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46 km NNW of Alex, Oklahoma · 3183 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.44 km SE of Minco, Oklahoma · 3179 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3176 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 174
  4. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3176 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3176 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 19
  6. 2.513 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3171 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.68 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3170 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.55 km N of Foster, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.76 km N of Foster, Oklahoma · 3165 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.72 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.73 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3159 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 6
  14. 2.58 km NNW of Union City, Oklahoma · 3156 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.615 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3154 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 3.26 km N of Foster, Oklahoma · 3154 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 7
  17. 2.515 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 8
  18. 2.63 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3148 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.17 km S of Washington, Oklahoma · 3146 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.6Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  21. 3.23 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  22. 2.91 km NW of Minco, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 9
  23. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 8
  24. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3138 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.45 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma · 3191 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.73 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 3192 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 131
  3. 2.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3197 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  4. 3.05 km NW of Alex, Oklahoma · 3201 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.56 km NW of Alex, Oklahoma · 3202 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.84 km NNE of Union City, Oklahoma · 3207 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.614 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3212 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.93 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3214 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.513 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3215 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.15 km SSW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3217 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.75 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3219 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 2.63 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 3219 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8
  13. 2.515 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3219 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.615 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000by72. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.