M3.4 earthquake 7 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 7 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma on Sun, Dec 27, 2015, 6:36 PM CST (00:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-12-28 00:36:30 UTC
- Depth
- 6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.586° N, 97.374° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Felt reports
- 41
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
41 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.0 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- 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
- 2.913 km WSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3914 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.413 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3914 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 7
- 2.37 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3914 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 8
- 2.9Oklahoma · 3914 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 6
- 2.66 km SE of Tryon, Oklahoma · 3913 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.95 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 15
- 3.05 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 33
- 3.25 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 7
- 2.96 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
- 3.26 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 34
- 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3912 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.513 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.85 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
- 3.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 72
- 3.06 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
- 2.61 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3911 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.33 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
- 3.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 65
- 2.65 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
- 2.95 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3910 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 16
- 2.56 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3909 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.56 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3909 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3909 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4
- 2.99 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3908 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
- 2.98 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3908 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
- 2.77 km NW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3908 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.52 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3907 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
- 2.59 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3907 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.96 km NNE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 3907 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
- 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3906 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 10
- 2.68 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3906 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.05 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3905 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 36
- 3.18 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3905 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 5
- 2.66 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3905 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
- 2.86 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3904 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 36
- 2.36 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3904 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 4
- 3.66 km S of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3903 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 8
- 2.04 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3903 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4
- 2.86 km S of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3903 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
- 2.36 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3902 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 6
- 2.36 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3902 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 4
- 2.1Oklahoma · 3902 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
- 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3902 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.97 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3901 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
- 3.313 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3901 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 14
- 2.96 km SE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3901 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
- 2.57 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3901 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.65 km WSW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3901 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.51 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3901 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
- 2.54 km SSE of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3901 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.26 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3900 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 54
- 3.08 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3900 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 13
- 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3900 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 12
- 2.55 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 3899 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
- 2.813 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3898 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 4
- 3.69 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3898 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 28
- 2.66 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3898 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
- 2.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3898 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
- 2.75 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3897 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 9
- 2.812 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3897 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
The first 60 of 200.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004a0g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.