Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km SSW of Amber, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Amber, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 1:17 PM CDT (18:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-03-27 18:17:40 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.132° N, 97.887° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
8
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
44

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83 km NW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2735 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 8
  2. 1.92 km WSW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2735 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 10
  3. 2.31 km WNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.70 km SE of Cole, Oklahoma · 2731 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 23
  5. 2.18 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2729 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.415 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2728 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.89 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.59 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.89 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2727 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.69 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.85 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2726 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.015 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2725 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.9Oklahoma · 2724 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.615 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2723 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.915 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2723 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.415 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2720 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.715 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2719 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.816 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2719 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.52 km ESE of Minco, Oklahoma · 2719 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.85 km N of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 2713 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.73 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2691 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 2.86 km SE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2690 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.55 km SSE of Erin Springs, Oklahoma · 2690 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.54 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 2689 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.52 km N of Union City, Oklahoma · 2687 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.45 km NE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2681 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.21 km ENE of Union City, Oklahoma · 2679 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 2.59 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2736 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.82 km W of Ninnekah, Oklahoma · 2736 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.09 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2737 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.29 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2738 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.81 km NNW of Cole, Oklahoma · 2738 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 65
  6. 2.19 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2738 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.39 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2739 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.09 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2740 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.09 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2740 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 2.19 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2742 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.09 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2742 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 1.58 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2742 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.74 km S of Cole, Oklahoma · 2744 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 21
  14. 3.012 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 93
  15. 1.77 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.77 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.48 km WNW of Minco, Oklahoma · 2747 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.15 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 2748 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.511 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2750 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 17
  20. 1.83 km E of Blanchard, Oklahoma · 2752 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000k5zk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.