Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck in Oklahoma on Wed, Nov 30, 2016, 6:22 PM CST (00:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 5 km S of Morrison, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-12-01 00:22:12 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.848° N, 97.372° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
24°
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: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 121.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007dx5. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.