Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Minco, Oklahoma on Thu, Dec 28, 2017, 6:18 PM CST (00:18 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-12-29 00:18:59 UTC
Depth
13.4 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.287° N, 97.999° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.4 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 54 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bxec. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC.