Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 4 km WSW of Lambert, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4 km WSW of Lambert, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 2, 2019, 4:20 AM CST (10:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 6 km N of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-03-02 10:20:39 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.661° N, 98.465° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316 km E of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2759 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2759 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.64 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 2758 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.04 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.916 km E of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.07 km SW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.715 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.07 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.9Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.714 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.616 km E of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.216 km E of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.56 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.07 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2758 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.98 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2757 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 2.08 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2757 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2757 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 2.18 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2757 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 2.56 km NW of Danville, Kansas · 2756 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.74 km WSW of Danville, Kansas · 2756 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  23. 1.56 km N of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2756 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 2.28 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2756 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.86 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2755 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2754 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.38 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2753 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.22 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2752 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2752 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  30. 2.0Oklahoma · 2752 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2751 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.72 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2750 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.3Oklahoma · 2749 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2749 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 2.25 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2748 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.54 km NNW of Danville, Kansas · 2748 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.66 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2748 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  38. 2.33 km W of Danville, Kansas · 2748 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.38 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2748 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2748 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.15 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 2748 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2748 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 1.89 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2748 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.77 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2747 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.611 km W of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2747 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.77 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  48. 2.00 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  49. 1.77 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2746 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 1.611 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 2746 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 2.25 km W of South Haven, Kansas · 2746 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.82 km WSW of Anthony, Kansas · 2745 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  53. 1.62 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2744 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.54 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2744 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 11
  55. 1.58 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2743 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.09 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2743 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.74 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2742 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.19 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2742 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 2.25 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2740 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 2.09 km SE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2740 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 3.23 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2763 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 20
  2. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2763 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.20 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2764 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.316 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2764 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.20 km ENE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2764 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.80 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2764 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 77
  7. 2.44 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2768 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.24 km SW of Aline, OK · 2768 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.84 km NW of Danville, Kansas · 2768 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.218 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2769 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.82 km WNW of Danville, Kansas · 2769 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 18
  12. 1.66 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 2770 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.11 km WNW of Argonia, Kansas · 2773 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.415 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2773 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.57 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2775 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 1.86 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2776 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 1.55 km W of South Haven, Kansas · 2778 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.92 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2779 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.913 km ESE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2779 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.214 km ESE of Watonga, Oklahoma · 2780 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000j9u9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.