M3.1 earthquake 12 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 12 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma on Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 11:26 PM CST (05:26 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.07	ML, local (Richter)	Oklahoma Geological Survey	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.23 · 31 stations
3.0	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.051 · 101 stations

9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light 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: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023bzow (also filed as us6000jk41). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.