Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 10 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma on Sun, Dec 6, 2015, 7:29 AM CST (13:29 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 7 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-12-06 13:29:03 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.829° N, 97.814° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
144°
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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.07 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3925 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.27 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3925 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 10
  3. 3.47 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3923 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 41
  4. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3916 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.05 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3914 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 33
  6. 3.26 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3914 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 34
  7. 3.06 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.65 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.56 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3908 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 10
  11. 2.66 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3907 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  12. 2.04 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3905 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3902 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 12
  14. 2.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3900 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.86 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3899 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 11
  16. 2.14 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3890 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 8

Before

  1. 3.112 km SW of Bradley, Oklahoma · 3946 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.41 km SW of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3953 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.61 km SW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3956 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.62 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3956 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.69 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma · 3956 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.34 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3960 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.58 km SSW of Alex, Oklahoma · 3962 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100044fl. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:08 AM UTC.