Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma on Sun, Mar 20, 2016, 4:08 PM CDT (21:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 10 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-03-20 21:08:10 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.289° N, 97.514° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
86°
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. 3.010 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.64 km S of Braman, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.012 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3817 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.43 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 32
  5. 2.62 km NE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.61 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.412 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3817 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.112 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3817 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.711 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3816 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.712 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3816 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.88 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 3.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 3.37 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 1.55 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3814 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.89 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.51 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.08 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 2.59 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.8Kansas · 3812 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.712 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3812 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  23. 2.67 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  24. 2.16 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3812 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.69 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 2.84 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.66 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3811 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.86 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.96 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  32. 2.17 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.62 km NNE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 2.88 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.68 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.75 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.65 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.97 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.14 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3807 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 2.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.65 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.08 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.67 km NW of Marland, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.61 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 2.74 km S of Braman, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 1.65 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3806 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 3.34 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  50. 3.014 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.3Kansas · 3805 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 2.92 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  53. 1.614 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3804 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  54. 2.11 km NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.78 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3804 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.82 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.82 km WSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.58 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005baf. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 6:52 PM UTC.