Small earthquake of magnitude 3.6 reported 22 miles south of Oxford, Mississippi, United States

A shallow magnitude 3.6 earthquake was reported late at night near Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Friday, April 24th, 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. In Greenwood (pop. 15,400, 51 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Apr 24, 2026 11:01 pm (GMT -5) local time (25 Apr 2026 04:01 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 34.05°N / 89.57°W (Yalobusha County, Mississippi, United States)
Primary data source: EMSC
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