M2.6 earthquake 5 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma on Sun, Oct 18, 2020, 5:47 PM CDT (22:47 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 9 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 199 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 199.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020unkn (also filed as us6000c99e). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:45 PM UTC.