M2.4 earthquake 1 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma on Tue, Nov 29, 2016, 10:44 PM CST (04:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.9 17 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-11-30 04:44:48 UTC
- Depth
- 5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.369° N, 97.694° 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.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.7 km horizontally, 7.6 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 35°
- 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
- 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3582 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
- 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3582 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3581 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
- 2.09 km ENE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3580 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
- 1.88 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3580 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.45 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3580 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
- 2.69 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3580 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.95 km S of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3580 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 11
- 1.99 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3579 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3579 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.82 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3579 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.87 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3578 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 135
- 2.87 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3578 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
- 3.24 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3578 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 19
- 2.57 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3578 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.87 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3578 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 9
- 3.32 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3578 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 8
- 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3577 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3577 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
- 3.20 km NNW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3577 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 34
- 2.65 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3576 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.93 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3576 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.04 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3576 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
- 2.64 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3575 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.59 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3573 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.46 km SSW of Enid, Oklahoma · 3573 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 101
- 2.65 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3572 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.94 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3572 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
- 2.43 km NNE of Calumet, Oklahoma · 3572 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
- 3.24 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3572 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.57 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 3572 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.217 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3571 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
- 2.92 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3570 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 16
- 2.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3569 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.33 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3569 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 6
- 3.25 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3568 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 6
- 2.67 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3567 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.910 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3567 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.56 km E of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3567 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
- 3.12 km WNW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3566 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5
- 2.71 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3566 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.05 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3566 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3566 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
- 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.515 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.312 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 248
- 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.07 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
- 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.33 km WNW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
- 2.59 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3564 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3564 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 8
- 3.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3563 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
- 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3563 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.25 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3563 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 7
- 1.84 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3562 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.61 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3562 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.62 km N of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3562 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
- 2.56 km NNW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3562 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
The first 60 of 200.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007d7e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.