Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma on Tue, Aug 9, 2016, 9:32 AM CDT (14:32 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 3 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-08-09 14:32:19 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.284° N, 97.509° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 4.5 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. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.94 km ENE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3661 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.33 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 31
  5. 3.73 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 18
  7. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  8. 3.07 km NNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.011 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3661 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.35 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.37 km NNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3660 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.814 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.66 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.69 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3660 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 61
  19. 2.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.95 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  21. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.77 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3659 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.17 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3659 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3659 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.614 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.85 km S of Nash, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.78 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 2.59 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 2.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.114 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  35. 1.910 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3658 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.015 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.514 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  39. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.213 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.112 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.66 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 3.56 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  45. 3.05 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.813 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  47. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  48. 1.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3657 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  51. 2.63 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.86 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3656 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  54. 1.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.06 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.52 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.614 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.814 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.56 km NNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.5Oklahoma · 3656 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006ccv. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:52 AM UTC.