Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma on Thu, Mar 31, 2016, 8:01 AM CDT (13:01 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-31 13:01:35 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.295° N, 98.510° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
94°
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: 196 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.96 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.55 km WSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.717 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.69 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.32 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 1.61 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.65 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.518 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.64 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.55 km SW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.74 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.86 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.56 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 3.13 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 3.3Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.83 km NNE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  29. 3.010 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.117 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 3.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  33. 3.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
  34. 3.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  35. 3.37 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3816 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 2.89 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.67 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 3.012 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 3.113 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  40. 2.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.84 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.86 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.62 km NNE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.88 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  51. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.517 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 3.08 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 2.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 2.615 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  60. 2.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 196.

Before

  1. 2.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.47 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005dn7. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.