Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km ENE of Lambert, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Lambert, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 28, 2016, 12:01 AM CDT (05:01 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-28 05:01:59 UTC
Depth
6.1 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.699° N, 98.366° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
125°
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. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.517 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.14 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3808 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.08 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.61 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.74 km S of Braman, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.65 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3806 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.615 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.318 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.3Kansas · 3805 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.218 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.92 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.85 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3805 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.85 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3805 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.94 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3805 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.614 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3804 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 2.89 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.78 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3804 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  30. 3.09 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.82 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.31 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3804 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 2.01 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3803 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.41 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3803 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.82 km WSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.58 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.79 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.91 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3802 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.76 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.89 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 2.59 km ESE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 3.022 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.61 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.812 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.811 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 3.07 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.55 km NNW of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  55. 2.88 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.011 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  58. 1.611 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 3.211 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005cuj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.