Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 2 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 4:42 AM CDT (09:42 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-14 09:42:21 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.366° N, 97.724° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.9 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
58

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. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.412 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3817 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.112 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3817 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.711 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3817 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.712 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3816 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.88 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.37 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.55 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3815 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.89 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.51 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.08 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.59 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.8Kansas · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.712 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.67 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.16 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3812 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 2.69 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 2.84 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.66 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3811 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.86 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.17 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.62 km NNE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 2.88 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  30. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.68 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 2.75 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.65 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.97 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.517 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.14 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3808 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 3.08 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.67 km NW of Marland, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 2.61 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.74 km S of Braman, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.65 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 2.615 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 3.34 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.014 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  52. 3.318 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.3Kansas · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.218 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.92 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.85 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3805 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.85 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3805 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 1.94 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3805 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 1.614 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3805 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004xck. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.