Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 4 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 4 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma on Mon, May 4, 2015, 9:50 AM CDT (14:50 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 6 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-05-04 14:50:25 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.280° N, 97.505° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
18
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

18 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 1.9 km horizontally, 7.9 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. 2.76 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.36 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.25 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.77 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.97 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4119 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.06 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 37
  7. 1.93 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 4119 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.35 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
  9. 2.94 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.8Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.58 km NE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.80 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.96 km WSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.91 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4118 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.40 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.47 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4118 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.87 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4118 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.511 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 2.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.85 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 3.47 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4118 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7
  22. 2.35 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4118 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 1.58 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 3.26 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.84 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 2.85 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.83 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.43 km WSW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 3.111 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  30. 1.78 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.67 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4117 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 2.73 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.67 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4116 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 4.36 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4116 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 294
  35. 3.14 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4116 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 2.64 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4116 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.59 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4115 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 2.85 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4115 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.912 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4115 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 3.06 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 4115 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  41. 3.012 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4115 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  42. 3.512 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4115 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 28
  43. 3.04 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4115 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.96 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4115 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  45. 1.66 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 4114 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 3.14 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  47. 3.09 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.74 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 3.25 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.69 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 2.54 km N of Helena, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  52. 1.9Kansas · 4114 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.64 km S of Langston, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  55. 2.08 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 3.6Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 174
  57. 3.510 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
  58. 1.78 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4114 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.710 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 4.09 km NW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4113 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 465

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002b70. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC.