M2.7 earthquake 5 km SSE of Amber, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Amber, Oklahoma on Sat, May 24, 2014, 12:33 AM CDT (05:33 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 7 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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

3 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: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 106.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000r2d0 (also filed as usa000qd4i). Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 9:14 PM UTC.