M2.5 earthquake 3 km S of Fairmont, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km S of Fairmont, Oklahoma on Wed, May 11, 2016, 10:12 PM CDT (03:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 13 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005gpn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.