Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 2 km WSW of Fairview, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Fairview, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 9:48 AM CDT (14:48 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-03-14 14:48:49 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.258° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 96.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020femy. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.