Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 4 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma on Sun, Jul 17, 2016, 3:04 AM CDT (08:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 9 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-07-17 08:04:46 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.287° N, 97.505° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
48°
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. 3.39 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 18
  2. 2.69 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.710 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.714 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3671 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.69 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 15
  6. 2.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 2.711 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.612 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 25
  11. 2.7Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.49 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.59 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.79 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.69 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.59 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 2.5Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  20. 2.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 3.39 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 12
  22. 2.69 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 2.1Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.99 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  25. 3.411 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 117
  26. 1.75 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  27. 2.915 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 9
  28. 1.812 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 1.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 2.114 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.75 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  32. 2.614 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 72
  33. 2.19 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.58 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  35. 3.08 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 79
  36. 2.715 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 23
  37. 2.74 km ESE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.312 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 26
  39. 2.84 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 13
  40. 3.0Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 46
  41. 2.715 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 2.815 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 40
  43. 2.67 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 2.49 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 3.09 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 72
  46. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 2.713 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 35
  49. 1.78 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.94 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 31
  51. 2.74 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 3.111 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 37
  53. 2.55 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.04 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  55. 3.26 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 35
  56. 1.79 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  57. 3.24 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 64
  58. 2.73 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  59. 1.94 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  60. 1.710 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006fbm. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.