Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km E of Fairview, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km E of Fairview, Oklahoma on Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 8:21 PM CDT (01:21 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km E of Fairview, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-09-28 01:21:16 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.278° N, 98.406° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
82°
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: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 31 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.610 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.710 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.77 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.16 km E of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 10
  6. 3.35 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.44 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.68 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 6
  9. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3642 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 9
  10. 2.55 km S of Nash, Oklahoma · 3642 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.65 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.05 km ENE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  13. 3.317 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.217 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.64 km NE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3639 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.62 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3638 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 2.7Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.37 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3637 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.78 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 2.412 km NNW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  25. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3636 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.65 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3635 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 2.66 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 3.05 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.63 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.81 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.76 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3634 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  34. 3.04 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3633 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.79 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3632 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.912 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3632 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  38. 3.34 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3631 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 34
  39. 2.59 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  40. 2.58 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 3.26 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  42. 2.56 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3630 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  43. 2.85 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.5Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 2.5Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.84 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 3.12 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.57 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3629 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3629 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.76 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.56 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3628 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  52. 1.74 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3628 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 2.64 km W of Okarche, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  54. 2.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 3.18 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 2.65 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  59. 2.813 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 3.15 km NNE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 2.84 km NE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.59 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 2.75 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.89 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 29
  5. 1.91 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.44 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.513 km SW of Watonga, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.65 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.75 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.55 km SSE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.15 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3653 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.86 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.96 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.96 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.56 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.55 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.96 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 129
  19. 2.75 km SSW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.910 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3654 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006tet. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.