Earthquakes were reported in oil and gas drilling regions on Christmas Day in northern Oklahoma and West Texas.
Oklahoma’s quake happened after 8 p.m. on Christmas Day with the epicenter located less than a mile from the community of Hayward which is about 22 miles southeast of Enid. It measured 2.5 magnitude and had a depth of about 4 miles.
The Texas earthquake was much stronger and measured 3.3 magnitude when it struck at 10:24 p.m. on Christmas Day. It was about 7 miles from the town of Polar, Texas which is about 60 miles northeast of Big Spring, Texas. Its epicenter was only about 3 miles deep.
Event type: Earthquake
Region: Oklahoma
Geographic coordinates: 36.274N, 97.502W
Magnitude: 2.5
Depth: 7 km
Universal Time (UTC): 26 Dec 2018 02:18:59
Time near the Epicenter: 25 Dec 2018 20:18:59
Local standard time in your area: 25 Dec 2018 20:18:59
Location with respect to nearby cities:
1.0 km (0.6 mi) ESE of Hayward, Oklahoma
36.3 km (22.5 mi) ESE of Enid, Oklahoma
43.7 km (27.1 mi) WNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma
44.4 km (27.5 mi) N of Guthrie, Oklahoma
89.5 km (55.5 mi) N of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Event type: Earthquake
Region: western Texas
Geographic coordinates: 32.962N, 100.892W
Magnitude: 3.3
Depth: 5 km
Universal Time (UTC): 26 Dec 2018 04:24:00
Time near the Epicenter: 25 Dec 2018 22:24:00
Local standard time in your area: 25 Dec 2018 22:24:00
Location with respect to nearby cities:
10.9 km (6.7 mi) SE of Polar, Texas
27.2 km (16.9 mi) N of Snyder, Texas
71.1 km (44.1 mi) NW of Sweetwater, Texas
96.3 km (59.7 mi) NE of Big Spring, Texas
417.1 km (258.6 mi) SW of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
