Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 3 km WSW of Lambert, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Lambert, Oklahoma on Fri, Apr 17, 2015, 4:01 PM CDT (21:01 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-04-17 21:01:45 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.676° N, 98.465° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
245°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.56 km SSW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 4135 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.53 km WSW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4135 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.84 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.62 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.72 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4134 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 12
  8. 1.85 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4133 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.78 km N of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4133 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 1.54 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 3.2Kansas · 4133 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.55 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 2.34 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.64 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.84 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.84 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.1Kansas · 4132 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.75 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 2.34 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 3.19 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4132 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.04 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.14 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.85 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.06 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 2.710 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.74 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.96 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.83 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 2.55 km NE of Aline, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.85 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.54 km SSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 3.05 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4130 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  41. 1.54 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4130 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.74 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4130 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 3.05 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  44. 3.03 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  45. 3.64 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7
  46. 2.92 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.96 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 2.810 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 2.65 km NNE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.89 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.513 km NNE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.52 km WSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.210 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 1.65 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 2.010 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  58. 2.15 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.64 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200028xy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.