Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma on Sun, May 31, 2020, 4:43 AM CDT (09:43 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 2 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-31 09:43:35 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.372° N, 97.715° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
34°
Stations used
99

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 186 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.61 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.53 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.81 km S of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 2304 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.81 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2304 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.65 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.49 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 11
  13. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.62 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.95 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.76 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.26 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 1.96 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 1.76 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 2.210 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 1.95 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.66 km NNW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.98 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.86 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.86 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 1.811 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  41. 1.64 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.93 km SE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  44. 1.8Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 1.613 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.96 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  47. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.76 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.811 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.94 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.45 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.63 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.79 km ESE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 1.96 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 186.

Before

  1. 2.31 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.77 km SSW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2307 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.711 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.74 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.24 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.14 km NE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020kqqf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.