Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 12, 2015, 8:49 AM CDT (13:49 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-08-12 13:49:56 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.283° N, 97.512° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
86°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.25 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4022 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.610 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4022 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.42 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4022 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.77 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4022 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.810 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4022 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.16 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 4022 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.812 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.11 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  9. 3.02 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.12 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.82 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.67 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.86 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.92 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.53 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4021 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.911 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4021 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.43 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4021 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.71 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.56 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.58 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  22. 2.80 km E of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 1.83 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4021 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 2.612 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 2.53 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.07 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.513 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.8Kansas · 4020 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.61 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 3.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4020 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.13 km SSE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4020 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  32. 3.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 9
  33. 2.27 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  34. 1.50 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4020 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 3.14 km S of Langston, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  36. 3.13 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 4019 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 8
  37. 2.96 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4019 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  38. 2.76 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4019 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  39. 3.84 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 4019 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 8
  40. 2.64 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4019 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.76 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4018 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 3.3Oklahoma · 4018 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.88 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4018 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 3.39 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4018 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.04 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4018 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.710 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4018 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.58 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4018 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 2.69 km SSW of Warwick, Oklahoma · 4018 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  49. 3.17 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  50. 2.53 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.96 km SSE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  52. 2.612 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.61 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.86 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.81 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  56. 3.21 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 2.09 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  58. 2.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 2.52 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.55 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 4016 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100031gm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.