M2.7 earthquake 4 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma on Wed, Dec 2, 2015, 1:24 PM CST (19:24 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100042sh. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.