M2.7 earthquake 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 19, 2015, 2:50 AM CDT (07:50 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 7 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-09-19 07:50:03 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.280° N, 97.512° W
- Region
- Oklahoma
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.3 km horizontally, 7.9 km in depth
- Station coverage gap
- 50°
- 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
- 1.88 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.410 km WSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
- 2.27 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 6
- 1.57 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.17 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
- 2.07 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.27 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
- 2.111 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3977 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.97 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3977 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 414
- 2.89 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3977 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.77 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3976 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 10
- 3.07 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3976 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.710 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3976 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3976 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.35 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3976 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 7
- 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3976 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.66 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3976 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.17 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3976 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
- 2.77 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3976 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3976 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.56 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3976 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.26 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3976 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.33 km SSE of Langston, Oklahoma · 3976 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
- 3.13 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
- 2.17 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3975 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.37 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3975 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.77 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3975 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.010 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
- 1.57 km NNW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.68 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.58 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.58 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.04 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
- 2.77 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
- 2.56 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.29 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
- 2.77 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.29 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3975 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3974 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.05 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3974 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.67 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
- 2.510 km N of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.76 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.55 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.59 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3974 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.910 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
- 2.68 km SE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.58 km SE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.88 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
- 2.79 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.99 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.79 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.69 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.79 km SSW of Okarche, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.66 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3973 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.610 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 3973 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.612 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3972 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
The first 60 of 200.
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003mhd. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:04 AM UTC.