Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma on Tue, Dec 19, 2017, 10:55 AM CST (16:55 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 9 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-12-19 16:55:14 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.541° N, 98.955° 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 1.6 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
88°
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: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.527 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3199 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3192 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  3. 3.222 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3188 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.48 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3187 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 2.64 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3186 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  6. 3.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3184 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 8
  7. 2.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3184 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.47 km NW of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3183 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.64 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.87 km N of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3180 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.50 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3176 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.717 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3175 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3171 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.813 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3171 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 2.614 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3171 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  21. 2.316 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  22. 2.927 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.525 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.826 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.77 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  28. 2.914 km WNW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.8Oklahoma · 3159 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.64 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3159 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.615 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.728 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3155 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.55 km SSE of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 3153 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.727 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3152 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  35. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3150 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  36. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 2.711 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.314 km ENE of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3141 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 3.49 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.99 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 3.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 13
  44. 3.128 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  45. 2.84 km SSW of Thomas, Oklahoma · 3139 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 8

Before

  1. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3199 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.88 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 75
  3. 2.621 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3201 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.722 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3201 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.52 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3202 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.117 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3203 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.926 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3204 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.97 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3206 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.52 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3208 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  10. 3.31 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3208 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.64 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3210 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3210 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.713 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3211 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 2.513 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 3212 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.518 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3213 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.05 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3213 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3215 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 2.513 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 3216 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3217 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.015 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3217 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bz3a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 AM UTC.