Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 12 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma on Tue, Jul 12, 2016, 9:55 AM CDT (14:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 16 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-12 14:55:05 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.774° N, 98.496° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
105°
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. 2.14 km NNE of Freeport, Kansas · 3723 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.016 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.27 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.85 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.03 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.85 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 2.86 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.711 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.55 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.25 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 2.15 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.45 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.95 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.65 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 2.35 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.59 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.56 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  22. 2.710 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.66 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 1.66 km S of Freeport, Kansas · 3717 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 3.48 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 2.86 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.92 km NE of Freeport, Kansas · 3716 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.93 km WNW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3716 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3716 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  30. 2.5Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.51 km N of Bluff City, Kansas · 3715 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 2.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.85 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3714 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  34. 3.12 km WSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.46 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  36. 1.56 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 3.47 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.06 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 2.97 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.512 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 1.65 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3712 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 1.75 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 3711 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.57 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  44. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  45. 1.62 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 3711 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.66 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 2.57 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3709 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.77 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3708 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 2.22 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 3707 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 2.85 km ESE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3706 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.62 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3705 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  57. 2.39 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3705 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.519 km SE of Waynoka, OK · 3704 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 1.89 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3703 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  60. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3702 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100062wv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:45 AM UTC.