Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma on Fri, Jul 22, 2016, 11:43 AM CDT (16:43 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 12 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-22 16:43:15 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.283° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.8 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. 1.911 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 10
  3. 3.011 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 25
  4. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 12
  5. 2.811 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3670 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 8
  6. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.87 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 7
  8. 3.16 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 19
  9. 2.39 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 6
  10. 1.915 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.916 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.714 km SSE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  13. 1.713 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.76 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.811 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.913 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 26
  17. 1.68 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3669 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.012 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 2.76 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 3.19 km NNE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.87 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.57 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 2.71 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  25. 2.64 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.09 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.810 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.47 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3668 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  29. 2.83 km W of Langston, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 6
  31. 2.911 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  32. 3.96 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 75
  33. 3.74 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3668 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 3.56 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
  35. 2.86 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  36. 2.74 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.76 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.65 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 14
  40. 2.76 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 8
  41. 3.114 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 27
  42. 2.713 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.78 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  44. 1.66 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3667 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.89 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 2.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.812 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 2.63 km WNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3667 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.45 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.84 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 2.98 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 3.37 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
  54. 2.210 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 2.511 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 2.67 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.816 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3666 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 2.06 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3666 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006gtx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.