M2.8 earthquake 9 km SE of Lambert, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km SE of Lambert, Oklahoma on Wed, Dec 24, 2014, 6:45 PM CST (00:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

Map

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

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ta0k. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:52 PM UTC.