Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 4 km NE of Lambert, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Lambert, Oklahoma on Tue, Jun 21, 2016, 8:27 AM CDT (13:27 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-06-21 13:27:11 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.713° N, 98.397° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
83°
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. 2.810 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.0Kansas · 3732 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.812 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.16 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 2.612 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.510 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.67 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.610 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.517 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.6Kansas · 3730 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.55 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  14. 2.64 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.94 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.5Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.7Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 4.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 56
  19. 4.217 km SE of Waynoka, OK · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 56
  20. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 6
  25. 3.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  26. 4.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 557
  27. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 6
  28. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 55
  30. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 3.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 11
  33. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  34. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 3.06 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  36. 3.06 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.78 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 9
  38. 3.05 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  39. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.617 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 2.616 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 2.56 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.62 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3726 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 1.5Kansas · 3726 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.512 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3725 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 1.98 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3724 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 2.14 km NNE of Freeport, Kansas · 3724 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 3.016 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  50. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.27 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.85 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 3.03 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  55. 2.85 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  57. 2.86 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.711 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3722 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.55 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 2.25 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3722 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200065qc. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC.