Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma on Tue, Dec 1, 2015, 11:36 AM CST (17:36 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-12-01 17:36:39 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.735° N, 98.749° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.0 km horizontally, 8.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
130°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.69 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3916 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.210 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3915 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3915 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.52 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3915 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.97 km N of Harper, KS · 3915 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.77 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 3914 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.88 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3914 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 2.97 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 3914 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.66 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.87 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 16
  12. 3.27 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  13. 3.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 6
  14. 1.96 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3912 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 4.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 71
  17. 4.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2,713
  18. 2.618 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 3.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 24
  23. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 3.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  25. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  26. 3.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 13
  27. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 3.416 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 3.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  31. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 4.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 13
  33. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.917 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  35. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.613 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.820 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  38. 3.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 11
  39. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.916 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  42. 3.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 24
  43. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  45. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.63 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3911 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 2.49 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  49. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  50. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.716 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 3.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 41
  53. 2.718 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  56. 3.0Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.0Kansas · 3911 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.911 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3910 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100042h0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.