Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 1 km NNE of Fairmont, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 1 km NNE of Fairmont, Oklahoma on Mon, Oct 26, 2015, 1:34 AM CDT (06:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-10-26 06:34:00 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.366° N, 97.701° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
13
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

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Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

13 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 2.7 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
62°
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

  1. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3949 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 38
  2. 3.24 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3949 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 35
  3. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3949 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.510 km SW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3949 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.54 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3949 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 2.47 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 3949 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.52 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3949 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.310 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3948 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 10
  9. 2.5Oklahoma · 3948 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.611 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3948 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.75 km NE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3948 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.512 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3948 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.24 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3948 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3948 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.13 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3948 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.912 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3948 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3948 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.610 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3948 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.58 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3948 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.73 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3948 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.13 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3948 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.63 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3948 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.65 km ESE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3948 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.75 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3948 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 3.117 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3948 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.73 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3948 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 3.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3947 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.79 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3947 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.77 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3947 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 3.48 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3947 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 7
  31. 2.67 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3947 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.97 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3947 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 2.58 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3946 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.68 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3946 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 1.6Kansas · 3946 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.01 km NE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3946 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  37. 3.69 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3945 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 10
  38. 3.28 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3945 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 10
  39. 2.6Oklahoma · 3945 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  40. 3.18 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3945 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
  41. 2.87 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3945 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  42. 3.25 km S of Nash, Oklahoma · 3944 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.54 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3944 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.95 km S of Nash, Oklahoma · 3944 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 2.77 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3944 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.56 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3944 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  47. 2.85 km NE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3944 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 22
  48. 1.52 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3944 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.97 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 3944 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  50. 1.710 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3944 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 2.37 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 3944 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  52. 3.47 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3943 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 5
  53. 2.97 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3943 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 4.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3943 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 71
  55. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3943 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3943 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.65 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3943 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.85 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3943 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.618 km W of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3943 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  60. 3.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3943 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10003rdw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.