Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 8 km NNE of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Lucien, Oklahoma on Tue, Aug 30, 2016, 11:39 PM CDT (04:39 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 5 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-08-31 04:39:22 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.351° N, 97.431° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
35°
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. 2.014 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.19 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3651 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.75 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.68 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.65 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3650 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 18
  8. 2.35 km NNE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 7
  9. 2.04 km E of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3649 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 2.07 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.68 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 1.914 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.62 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.713 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.63 km E of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  21. 3.44 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3648 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.91 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 3.89 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 29
  24. 2.1Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.0Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 3.08 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  28. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.59 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 2.25 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  31. 1.616 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 2.215 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.48 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 2.08 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3647 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.76 km E of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 1.66 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3646 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 1.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3646 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 1.77 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  39. 1.810 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 3.110 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 6
  41. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 2.37 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  44. 3.16 km E of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3645 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 10
  45. 2.64 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  46. 2.74 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.89 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.44 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3644 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.98 km WNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  51. 1.713 km W of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 2.68 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6
  53. 1.59 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.98 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3643 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  55. 3.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3642 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 9
  56. 2.55 km S of Nash, Oklahoma · 3642 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 1.75 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.78 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3641 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 1.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3641 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  60. 2.012 km SSW of Milan, Kansas · 3640 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006iz3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.