M2.7 earthquake 6 km N of Coalgate, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km N of Coalgate, Oklahoma on Sat, Dec 3, 2016, 9:14 PM CST (03:14 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km N of Coalgate, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-12-04 03:14:10 UTC
- Depth
- 4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.597° N, 96.209° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.0 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 157°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.510 km NNE of Centrahoma, Oklahoma · 3585 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.17 km N of Coalgate, Oklahoma · 3571 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 11
- 2.58 km N of Coalgate, Oklahoma · 3568 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.58 km N of Coalgate, Oklahoma · 3564 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.76 km E of Centrahoma, Oklahoma · 3559 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007eq7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:56 AM UTC.