Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 4 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma on Tue, Oct 11, 2016, 12:08 PM CDT (17:08 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-10-11 17:08:10 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.287° N, 97.507° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
27°
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. 2.72 km NW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.18 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.010 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.6Oklahoma · 3627 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.15 km NNE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.08 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.76 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.41 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3626 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.93 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.0Oklahoma · 3625 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.612 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.89 km SSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.65 km NW of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3624 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.73 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3624 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.20 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.17 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 2.512 km N of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3623 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 7
  21. 2.810 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 3.32 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.65 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 2.011 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3622 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 1.69 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3621 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3621 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 1.59 km ESE of Bluff City, KS · 3621 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 1.79 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3620 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.79 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3620 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.97 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3620 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 3.56 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3620 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.116 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3619 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  33. 3.63 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3619 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 10
  34. 1.56 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3619 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 2.7Oklahoma · 3618 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.9Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 3.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 2.29 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3617 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 3.113 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.414 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.85 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3617 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 2.43 km SW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  43. 3.310 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 3.16 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.56 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  48. 3.27 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.57 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  50. 2.76 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3617 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.34 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3616 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 3.43 km WNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3616 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 41
  53. 1.88 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3616 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 2.57 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  55. 2.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  56. 1.84 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3615 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 3.37 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
  58. 2.24 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3615 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 3.44 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3615 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 11

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007d92. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:41 AM UTC.