Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma on Sat, Dec 30, 2017, 6:44 PM CST (00:44 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 9 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-12-31 00:44:21 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.509° N, 99.176° 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 2.8 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
163°
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: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3189 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 8
  2. 2.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3189 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 2.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3187 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 2.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3185 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.87 km N of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3185 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.717 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3179 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3177 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3176 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3176 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 2.813 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3175 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3175 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3173 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 2.316 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3171 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 2.927 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3170 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3170 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 2.525 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.826 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.77 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3165 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.914 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3165 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.8Oklahoma · 3164 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.64 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3164 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.615 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.728 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3160 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.727 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3156 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3155 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3147 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  30. 2.314 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3146 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 3.49 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.99 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3144 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 3.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3144 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 13
  36. 3.128 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3144 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  37. 2.84 km SSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3144 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 8
  38. 3.215 km WSW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3143 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 11
  39. 2.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 2.412 km NNE of Woodward, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.65 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3137 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3136 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  43. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3133 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 3.222 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3193 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3197 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.527 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3203 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.58 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.88 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3203 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 75
  7. 2.621 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3206 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.722 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3206 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.52 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3207 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.117 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3207 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 2.926 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3209 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 2.97 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3211 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 3.52 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3212 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  14. 3.31 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3212 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.64 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3214 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3215 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.713 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3215 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 2.513 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 3216 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.518 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3218 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 3.05 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3218 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bydn. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.