Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 2 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma on Thu, May 26, 2016, 8:53 AM CDT (13:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 8 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-26 13:53:21 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.375° N, 97.725° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
36°
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. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.75 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.08 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3740 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.78 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3740 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.73 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3739 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.49 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.75 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.62 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8
  14. 1.94 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3737 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.7Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.72 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 2.612 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 2.71 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 3.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  25. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  26. 2.98 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.68 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  28. 2.72 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.62 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.71 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.71 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 3.28 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 2.510 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.71 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 3.48 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  36. 2.88 km ESE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.54 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.83 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.72 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  41. 3.42 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.61 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  44. 2.43 km WSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.93 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.56 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 1.66 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  49. 2.89 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.76 km N of Agra, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.94 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  53. 3.01 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 2.96 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  55. 2.61 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.0Kansas · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 3.01 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 2.812 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  60. 2.16 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005y3f. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC.