Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma on Thu, Feb 25, 2016, 6:22 AM CST (12:22 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-25 12:22:56 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.226° N, 98.438° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
126°
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. 1.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.73 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.911 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.8Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 3.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.613 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.57 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.67 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  27. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.118 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.77 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.85 km SW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.87 km WSW of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 2.98 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.96 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  37. 2.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.5Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  39. 2.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.66 km S of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.58 km W of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.511 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  45. 2.017 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  47. 3.26 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.56 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 2.214 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  50. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.17 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  52. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.114 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  58. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 2.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004skv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.