M2.8 earthquake 2 km S of Lamar, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km S of Lamar, Oklahoma on Tue, May 24, 2016, 8:33 PM CDT (01:33 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-05-25 01:33:50 UTC
- Depth
- 1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.076° N, 96.125° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.7 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.56 km E of Centrahoma, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.57 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.77 km W of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005xpy. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC.