Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 17, 2016, 10:38 AM CST (16:38 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-01-17 16:38:00 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.268° N, 97.375° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
41

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. 2.12 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3876 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3876 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.710 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.95 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 28
  5. 2.54 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.59 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.56 km SE of Drummond, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 2.611 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3875 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.76 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 7
  10. 2.16 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.92 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.02 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3874 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 2.67 km NW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.75 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  15. 3.19 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3874 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 6
  16. 3.26 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.4Kansas · 3873 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.54 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.54 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 27
  20. 2.910 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  21. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.52 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.97 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.79 km ENE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3873 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.69 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.6Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.69 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.84 km WNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.57 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  31. 1.710 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3872 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 2.95 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  33. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3872 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 3.3Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  35. 1.92 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3871 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 2.57 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 3.15 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3871 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 11
  38. 1.52 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3871 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3871 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.65 km NNE of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.97 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 3.34 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  43. 2.54 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 3.44 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 14
  45. 1.82 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3870 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  46. 2.89 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 3.05 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 7
  48. 2.85 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 1.611 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3869 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 3.55 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 9
  51. 2.94 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.67 km WSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  53. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 29
  54. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 2.53 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.71 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.02 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.82 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10004f7t. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:23 AM UTC.