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Earthquakes near Fairfax, OK

No earthquake was likely felt in Fairfax in the 24 hours to 6:26 am CST (12:26 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 161 km (100 mi) SW, at 5:53 am CST on 7 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 23 felt reports to USGS.

M 3.2

Latest: 3:32 pm CDT on 23 May 2025 · 24 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Fairfax was M 3.2, 24 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK, at 3:32 pm CDT on 23 May 2025, 7 km deep. 6 people reported feeling it to USGS. The estimated shaking in Fairfax was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 4 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Fairfax since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Fairfax in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
0 · an average 30 days here since 2016: 3.3
Last 12 months
4 · largest M 2.4 on 21 August 2026
Since 2016
433 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 5.8 on 3 September 2016, 26 km (16 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
Reported felt
140 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Oct 13 Oct 28 Nov 11
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. The shaded band is the magnitude a day's largest quake normally falls in here (M1.8–M2.7), from this place's own 10-year record. A mark above the band is a bigger day than usual.

The latest 50

  1. 2.4 26 km (16 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  2. 1.8 26 km (16 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  3. 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  4. 2.2 24 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  5. 3.2 24 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK · felt by 6
  6. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  7. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  8. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  9. 1.7 25 km (16 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK · felt by 1
  10. 2.2 24 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK · felt by 2
  11. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) S of Fairfax, OK
  12. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  13. 3.0 22 km (14 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK · felt by 1
  14. 1.7 23 km (14 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  15. 1.9 23 km (14 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  16. 2.8 23 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK · felt by 1
  17. 2.7 23 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  18. 1.5 27 km (16 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  19. 2.4 26 km (16 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  20. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Fairfax, OK
  21. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  22. 1.8 14 km (8 mi) N of Fairfax, OK
  23. 2.2 25 km (16 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  24. 2.8 25 km (16 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK · felt by 1
  25. 1.6 26 km (16 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  26. 1.8 14 km (9 mi) N of Fairfax, OK
  27. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK · felt by 1
  28. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  29. 1.5 14 km (9 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  30. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK · felt by 1
  31. 1.6 11 km (7 mi) N of Fairfax, OK
  32. 1.8 27 km (17 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  33. 1.6 24 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  34. 1.7 25 km (15 mi) ENE of Fairfax, OK
  35. 2.1 23 km (14 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  36. 1.5 14 km (9 mi) SSW of Fairfax, OK
  37. 1.7 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Fairfax, OK
  38. 1.5 24 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  39. 2.0 23 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  40. 1.8 18 km (11 mi) S of Fairfax, OK
  41. 1.9 30 km (19 mi) WSW of Fairfax, OK · felt by 2
  42. 1.9 12 km (7 mi) NNW of Fairfax, OK
  43. 2.2 25 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  44. 2.1 26 km (16 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  45. 1.6 22 km (14 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  46. 2.2 26 km (16 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK · felt by 1
  47. 2.3 25 km (15 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK · felt by 1
  48. 2.0 27 km (17 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK · felt by 2
  49. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK
  50. 2.6 27 km (17 mi) SW of Fairfax, OK · felt by 2

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Fairfax time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Fairfax are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is Fairfax; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Fairfax

The strongest shaking in Fairfax from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity VI (strong), from the M 5.8 on 3 September 2016, 26 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Fairfax (est.)
M 5.8 26 kmVI · Strong · felt by 48,764
M 3.9 22 kmIV · Light · felt by 1
M 3.6 19 kmIV · Light · felt by 8
M 3.8 30 kmIV · Light · felt by 135
M 3.7 27 kmIV · Light · felt by 23

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Fairfax.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Pawnee 28 km · Ponca City 37 km

Be ready

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