Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 5, 2015, 2:41 PM CDT (19:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-08-05 19:41:45 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.280° N, 97.514° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
61°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.98 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.34 km SSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.98 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4075 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.11 km SSW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.67 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4075 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.26 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4075 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 2.86 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4075 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4074 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.74 km NNE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  12. 2.57 km SW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.68 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.18 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4074 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.55 km SW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.62 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4074 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.92 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4074 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.512 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.95 km SSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4074 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 1.52 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4074 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.12 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4074 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.94 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4073 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.82 km SSW of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4073 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.24 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4073 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 2.38 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4073 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 3.05 km SW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4073 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.75 km NW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4073 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.64 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4073 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.72 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4073 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 3.35 km NW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4073 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.49 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4073 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.812 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4073 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 2.68 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4073 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 3.24 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4073 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4073 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 2.64 km S of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4073 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4072 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.86 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 4072 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4072 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.54 km NE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  41. 2.86 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.52 km SSW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  43. 3.56 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4072 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  44. 3.19 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4071 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  45. 1.94 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4071 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  46. 2.57 km E of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4071 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 2.72 km NNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4071 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 1.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4071 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  49. 1.94 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4071 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 3.02 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4071 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 1.79 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4071 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 3.52 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 4070 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.68 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4070 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 3.17 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4070 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.68 km SW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4070 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 3.05 km S of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4070 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.49 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4070 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.75 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4070 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 1.77 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4070 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 2.22 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4070 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 3.07 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.25 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.27 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.56 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.83 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4076 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.62 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4076 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.83 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4076 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.04 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 11
  9. 3.44 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 2.112 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4076 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.08 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4076 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.08 km SW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.92 km W of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.47 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4076 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.58 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4076 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.58 km SW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  18. 2.78 km SW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 4077 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.57 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4077 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10002zwi. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:29 AM UTC.