Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma on Thu, May 12, 2016, 9:21 AM CDT (14:21 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-05-12 14:21:16 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.287° N, 97.515° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 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 1.2 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
66°
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. 2.211 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3772 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.97 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.69 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.34 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.75 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.67 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3771 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.61 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.76 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.84 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.65 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3770 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.512 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.06 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.87 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3769 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.68 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 3.58 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.78 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  23. 2.32 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.45 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3768 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.75 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 6
  26. 2.63 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.62 km ENE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3767 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  28. 3.33 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.74 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3766 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 3.25 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 2.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.77 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  35. 2.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.74 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  38. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3765 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 11
  39. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  40. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.58 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3764 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.611 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3763 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.57 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3763 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  48. 2.59 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  49. 2.25 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3763 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  50. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.50 km SE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3762 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.75 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  53. 2.94 km SW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.55 km NW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3761 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 3.31 km N of Jones, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 29
  56. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  57. 3.314 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 22
  58. 3.27 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  59. 3.05 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  60. 2.77 km W of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3760 days ago · 5 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 us10005gs9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.