Magnitude 3.6 Earthquake – Yalobusha County, 22 miles south of Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States, on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 11:01 pm
A moderate magnitude 3.6 earthquake hit 36 km (22 mi) away from Oxford, Mississippi, late in the evening of Friday, April 24, 2026 at 11:01 pm local time (America/Chicago GMT -5). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was reported felt by some people near the epicenter.
According to multiple earthquake centers, the quake hit on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 11:01 pm local time at a shallow depth of 6.2 miles. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Coffeeville (pop. 870) located 8 miles from the epicenter, and Water Valley (pop. 3,400) 8 miles away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Bruce (pop. 1,900) located 13 miles from the epicenter, Calhoun City (pop. 1,700) 20 miles away, Oxford (pop. 22,300) 22 miles away, Grenada (pop. 12,900) 23 miles away, and Batesville (pop. 7,400) 28 miles away.
Earthquake Details
| Date & time | Apr 25, 2026 04:01:06 UTC – 1 day 18 hours ago |
| Local time at epicenter | Friday, Apr 24, 2026, at 11:01 pm (America/Chicago GMT -5) |
| Status | automatic (likely earthquake, but data not revised by seismologist) |
| Magnitude | 3.60 |
| Depth | 10 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 34.0469°N / 89.574°W Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States |
| Seismic antipode | 34.0469°S / 90.426°E |
| Quality | 17 seismic stations |
| Shaking intensity | IV Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 3 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  17.3°C (63 F), humidity: 91%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from SSE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.6 x 1010 joules (4.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 3.79 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.6 | about seismic energy |
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