Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 4 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma on Tue, Jul 17, 2018, 11:48 PM CDT (04:48 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 4 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-07-18 04:48:52 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.657° N, 98.468° 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 1.5 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 145 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 145.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000g7p9. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 4:35 PM UTC.