M2.4 earthquake 6 km S of Amber, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km S of Amber, Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 19, 2026, 3:05 PM CDT (20:05 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 2 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.39	ML, local (Richter)	Oklahoma Geological Survey	Preferred · Confirmed · ±0.25 · 41 stations
2.6	mb_Lg, Lg-wave body	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preliminary · ±0.067 · 58 stations

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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2026obcx (also filed as us7000t1u8). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.