Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma on Fri, Dec 8, 2017, 3:34 PM CST (21:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 5 km N of Dover, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-12-08 21:34:26 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.128° N, 98.968° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
126°
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: 51 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3210 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 6
  2. 3.31 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3210 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.52 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3210 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3209 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.97 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3208 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.926 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3206 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.117 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3205 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.52 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3204 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.722 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 2.621 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3203 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  11. 3.88 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3201 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 75
  12. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3201 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.58 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3200 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.527 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3200 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3194 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  16. 3.222 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3190 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.48 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3189 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3186 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 8
  19. 2.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3186 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3185 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3183 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.87 km N of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3182 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.717 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3177 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3174 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3173 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3173 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 2.813 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3170 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3169 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 2.316 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 2.927 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.93 km ENE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3164 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  37. 2.826 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  38. 2.77 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.914 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.8Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.64 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.615 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3158 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.728 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 2.55 km SSE of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3154 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.727 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3154 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  47. 3.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3153 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 26
  48. 3.26 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3153 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.35 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3153 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.65 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3212 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.713 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3213 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.513 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 3213 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.52 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3214 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.518 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3215 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.05 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3215 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3217 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.54 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 3217 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.63 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 3218 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.513 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3218 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.53 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 3218 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.13 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 3218 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 10
  13. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3218 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.015 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3219 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.83 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 3221 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3221 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 2.54 km SW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.32 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3224 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.13 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3224 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.85 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3224 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000c26m. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:04 AM UTC.