Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 0 km NNW of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 0 km NNW of Lucien, Oklahoma on Sat, Dec 12, 2015, 6:39 AM CST (12:39 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km NNE of Jefferson, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-12-12 12:39:57 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.280° N, 97.456° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 3.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
42°
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. 2.86 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3906 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 36
  2. 2.36 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3906 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.07 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3906 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.56 km E of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3906 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.45 km NNE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3905 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  6. 3.512 km W of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3905 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 14
  7. 3.312 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3905 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.111 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3905 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  9. 3.66 km S of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3905 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 8
  10. 3.06 km NNE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 3905 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.04 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3905 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.86 km S of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3904 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3904 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.07 km NE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3904 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.36 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3904 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.5Oklahoma · 3904 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.86 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3904 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.36 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3904 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.1Oklahoma · 3904 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3903 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.86 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3903 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 3.19 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3903 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  23. 3.57 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3903 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  24. 2.97 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3903 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  25. 3.313 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3903 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 14
  26. 2.96 km SE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3903 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.57 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3903 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.65 km WSW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3903 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 2.51 km NNW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3902 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.73 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3902 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.54 km SSE of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3902 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 3.26 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3902 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 54
  33. 1.8Oklahoma · 3902 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 4.1Oklahoma · 3902 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 27
  35. 3.08 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3902 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 13
  36. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3901 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 12
  37. 2.26 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3901 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  38. 2.74 km ESE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3901 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 3.33 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3900 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.813 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3900 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 4
  41. 2.59 km NW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3900 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 3.02 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3900 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.84 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3900 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 3.69 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3900 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 28
  45. 2.06 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3900 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.73 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3900 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.87 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3900 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.56 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3900 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 2.55 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3900 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.66 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3900 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  51. 2.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3900 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.96 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3900 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  53. 2.86 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3899 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.75 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3899 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 9
  55. 2.812 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3899 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  56. 3.010 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3899 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 2.85 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3899 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 35
  58. 2.86 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3898 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 11
  59. 3.07 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3898 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  60. 3.2Oklahoma · 3898 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 45

The first 60 of 200.

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