Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma on Fri, Aug 5, 2016, 3:20 PM CDT (20:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 6 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-08-05 20:20:07 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.276° N, 97.512° 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, 3.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
41°
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. 1.512 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.91 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.86 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.76 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.76 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.0Oklahoma · 3663 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.411 km WNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.99 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3662 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.310 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 2.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.08 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.66 km NNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.410 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.610 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.68 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.60 km E of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3662 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.810 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3661 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.57 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.84 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 9
  23. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.94 km ENE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3661 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.33 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 31
  27. 3.73 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 5
  28. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 18
  29. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  30. 3.07 km NNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 5
  31. 2.011 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.35 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 3.37 km NNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  34. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3661 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.814 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
  37. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.66 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.69 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  40. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 61
  41. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.95 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  43. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 1.77 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3659 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  46. 2.17 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3659 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 2.614 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.85 km S of Nash, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 1.78 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.59 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  53. 2.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.114 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  57. 1.910 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.015 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006bkf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:22 AM UTC.