Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 23, 2015, 8:53 AM CDT (13:53 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 6 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-08-23 13:53:07 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.282° N, 97.511° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
37

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. 2.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.82 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 2.62 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.56 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.87 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.9Kansas · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.76 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 78
  9. 2.0Kansas · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 1.58 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4009 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.26 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4009 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.510 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.63 km SSE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.55 km SW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 14
  16. 2.61 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.63 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  18. 3.16 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.86 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.65 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 3.26 km NNW of Stroud, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.610 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.77 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.96 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  25. 3.411 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4007 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.65 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.38 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4007 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 2.96 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  29. 2.73 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 2.74 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.33 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  32. 2.54 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.84 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 10
  34. 2.54 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.56 km NNE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.73 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 3.03 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.65 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 4006 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 3.42 km WNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4005 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  40. 3.84 km NW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4005 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 2.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4005 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 2.28 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4005 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.78 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  44. 3.45 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 8
  45. 2.84 km SW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 2.81 km NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 11
  47. 3.06 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.27 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.92 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.92 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4004 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.85 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.93 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.89 km SE of Enid, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 1.88 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4003 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 3.07 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  56. 2.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.911 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.51 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 3.010 km N of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4003 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 2.81 km ENE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4002 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100034bm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.