Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 9 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma on Fri, Apr 15, 2016, 2:31 PM CDT (19:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 8 km S of Byron, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-04-15 19:31:00 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.684° N, 97.664° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
51°
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. 2.98 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.74 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.62 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.34 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.44 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.711 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.56 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 3788 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.89 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.13 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.011 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.511 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.08 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.78 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.14 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.311 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.5Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.13 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 2.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 3.112 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.53 km S of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.511 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  25. 3.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  26. 3.07 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.612 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.911 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.512 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.77 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.52 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.811 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.06 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 3.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.73 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  37. 2.610 km N of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 3.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 9
  39. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  41. 1.78 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.67 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.511 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3780 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.52 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.55 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 2.83 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3779 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 2.87 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.6Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3778 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 3.18 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 3.22 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  54. 1.66 km NW of Harper, Kansas · 3777 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.25 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.56 km SSW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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