M2.8 earthquake 6 km SW of Lamar, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Lamar, Oklahoma on Thu, Jan 18, 2018, 10:44 PM CST (04:44 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-01-19 04:44:48 UTC
- Depth
- 4.1 km (2.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.056° N, 96.172° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Felt reports
- 5
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.5 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 56°
- 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: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cl1r. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:18 AM UTC.