Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 2 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma on Sun, May 15, 2016, 2:23 AM CDT (07:23 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-05-15 07:23:06 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.375° N, 97.720° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
9
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
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.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
34°
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. 1.87 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3754 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.37 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3754 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.82 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3754 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.02 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.5Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.84 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3754 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.216 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.47 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.07 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.813 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.15 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.55 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.67 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3752 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.07 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3752 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.27 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3752 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.97 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3752 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.75 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.71 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.710 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3752 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.97 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 3.05 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 2.54 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 3.35 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.86 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.05 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.85 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.17 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.12 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.04 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 3.02 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.77 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.95 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 2.86 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  37. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  39. 3.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 14
  40. 2.65 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3749 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.65 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3749 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.610 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3748 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 3.24 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3748 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.75 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3748 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 3.37 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3748 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.64 km NE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3748 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.62 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  48. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.77 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3746 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.72 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.74 km NE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.512 km NNE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 3.52 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.65 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 2.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  60. 2.0Kansas · 3745 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005hix. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:43 PM UTC.