Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma on Sat, Apr 23, 2016, 2:38 AM CDT (07:38 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 7 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-04-23 07:38:46 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.373° N, 97.724° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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 1.9 km horizontally, 7.5 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. 2.77 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.67 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.87 km E of Cashion, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.63 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.74 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3776 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.37 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3776 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.27 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.97 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.67 km ENE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.17 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  14. 3.03 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.13 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.67 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3774 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.66 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.08 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3773 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.711 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3773 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3773 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.93 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  25. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 2.67 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.34 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3772 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.85 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 2.211 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.97 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.69 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.34 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 2.75 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.67 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 1.83 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3771 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 1.66 km SSE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3770 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.61 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  43. 1.76 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  45. 2.84 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.65 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.512 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  48. 3.06 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.94 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3769 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 1.87 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.68 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 3.58 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.78 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 2.32 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.75 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 6
  59. 2.63 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.62 km ENE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005l56. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC.