M2.9 earthquake 6 km ESE of Horntown, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Horntown, Oklahoma on Sun, Dec 3, 2017, 11:06 PM CST (05:06 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 3 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-12-04 05:06:00 UTC
- Depth
- 3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.056° N, 96.183° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 55°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.73 km NNE of Dale, Oklahoma · 3190 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 131
- 3.17 km SW of Indianola, Oklahoma · 3180 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.86 km SW of Lamar, Oklahoma · 3169 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000bkss. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:49 PM UTC.