Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 2 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma on Sun, May 22, 2016, 6:54 AM CDT (11:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-22 11:54:35 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.373° N, 97.721° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
43°
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. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.77 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3745 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 2.72 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.74 km NE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.512 km NNE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.52 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.65 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.0Kansas · 3744 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.32 km SSE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.57 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.47 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.48 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.95 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.55 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3742 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.94 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  24. 2.54 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 3.38 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  28. 3.14 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 1.75 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 1.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 3.08 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3740 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.78 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.73 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3738 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 3.49 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.75 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 2.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 3.62 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8
  42. 1.94 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  47. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3737 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.7Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.72 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 2.612 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.71 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  53. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.98 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 2.68 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.72 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.62 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.71 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.71 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 3.28 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005jgr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.