Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 2 km NNE of Lambert, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Lambert, Oklahoma on Fri, Aug 4, 2017, 7:19 PM CDT (00:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 10 km N of Caldwell, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-08-05 00:19:35 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.702° N, 98.418° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
72

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. 3.210 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3336 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.410 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3336 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 14
  3. 2.010 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3336 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.910 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3336 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.811 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3336 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.55 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3336 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.83 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3336 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.44 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3336 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 10
  9. 2.22 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 3336 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.72 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 3336 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.111 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3336 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.05 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3336 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.87 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3335 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 1.612 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3335 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.010 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3334 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.310 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3334 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 2.65 km WNW of Drummond, Oklahoma · 3334 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.92 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3334 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 1.82 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3334 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 1.77 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3334 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3333 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 2.98 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3333 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  23. 3.26 km W of Isabella, Oklahoma · 3332 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.93 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3332 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 3.710 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3332 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 46
  26. 2.211 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3332 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.911 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3331 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.77 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3331 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.611 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3331 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.911 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3331 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.610 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3331 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.67 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3331 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.315 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3331 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3330 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.111 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3330 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 3.016 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3329 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.721 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3329 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.65 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3329 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.711 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3329 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3328 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 2.39 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3328 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3328 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.64 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3327 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  44. 2.56 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3326 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 3.126 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3326 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.14 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3326 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 3.128 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3326 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 3.37 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3324 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 12
  49. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3323 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.511 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3323 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 1.69 km WNW of South Haven, Kansas · 3322 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.42 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3322 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 2.410 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3322 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.55 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3321 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.110 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3321 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  56. 2.55 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3321 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.41 km WSW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3320 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.85 km ESE of Harper, Kansas · 3320 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  59. 2.31 km WSW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3320 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.76 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3320 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000a4z7. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC.