Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma on Tue, Apr 12, 2016, 10:17 AM CDT (15:17 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-04-12 15:17:17 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.284° N, 97.519° W
Region
Oklahoma
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
Map
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USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.0 km horizontally, 6.3 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. 3.01 km WSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.61 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.14 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.99 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.74 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.21 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  7. 3.713 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 3.6Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.05 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.612 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.94 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.75 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 3794 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3793 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.65 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.313 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.712 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.613 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.73 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3793 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  22. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.310 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 3.57 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3792 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 2.77 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3791 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.75 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3791 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3791 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.72 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3791 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.78 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3790 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.85 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 3790 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  31. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 3.18 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.65 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.711 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 2.58 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.58 km WNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.98 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.74 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.62 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.52 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3789 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 3.34 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  45. 3.44 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.711 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  47. 2.89 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 3.13 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 3.011 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.511 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 3.14 km SSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.311 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3786 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.5Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 3.112 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.53 km S of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 2.511 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 3.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 200.

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