Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 6 km SW of Lamont, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Lamont, Oklahoma on Mon, Jan 12, 2015, 4:26 PM CST (22:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-01-12 22:26:30 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.647° N, 97.601° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 7.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Station coverage gap
57°
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. 2.71 km N of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4225 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.83 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.22 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.23 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.8Oklahoma · 4224 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.73 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.83 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.92 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.82 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.33 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 2.87 km SW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4224 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.19 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4224 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 7
  13. 2.33 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 2.86 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4224 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.63 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.76 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.52 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 14
  18. 1.63 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 2.65 km NNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4224 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.73 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.76 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4224 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.66 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4223 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.61 km N of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4223 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.51 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4223 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.51 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4223 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 2.54 km SSE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.04 km SSE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  28. 3.24 km SSE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 10
  29. 1.78 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4222 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 2.76 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 8
  31. 2.55 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 2.96 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 45
  33. 2.514 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.610 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 4222 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 2.69 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.84 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 4222 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.93 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 16
  38. 2.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4222 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.62 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4221 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 3.49 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4221 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 7
  41. 2.512 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4221 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  42. 3.84 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4221 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 31
  43. 2.12 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4221 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 2.03 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4221 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 2.94 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4221 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  46. 3.07 km NE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4221 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 41
  47. 2.97 km NE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4221 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.94 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4221 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.68 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4221 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 1.63 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4221 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.59 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4221 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 2.85 km SE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
  53. 2.612 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.56 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  55. 2.612 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.55 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4220 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.92 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4220 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 2.612 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  59. 2.93 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4220 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.89 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tf1e. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.