Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma on Fri, Mar 18, 2016, 6:16 PM CDT (23:16 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 7 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-18 23:16:28 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.225° N, 98.440° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
98°
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. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.810 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.68 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3832 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.07 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  14. 3.35 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3831 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.5Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.53 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.5Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.27 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.55 km ENE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3830 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.111 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.913 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.59 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.90 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  26. 4.24 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 726
  27. 2.93 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 3.64 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 31
  30. 2.810 km WSW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.70 km NE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 3.322 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  37. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.85 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.513 km SE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  42. 3.47 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  43. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.64 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  45. 2.96 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.55 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.57 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 2.69 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 3.32 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.61 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.65 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 2.410 km NE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  59. 2.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 1.518 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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