Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 4 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 4 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma on Wed, Nov 8, 2017, 5:47 AM CST (11:47 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 10 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2017-11-08 11:47:16 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.282° N, 97.504° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
17
Strongest shaking
IV, light 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
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
339.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.2 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

17 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
3.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 133°, dip 72°, rake -20°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 230°, dip 71°, rake -161°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Station coverage gap
31°
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: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3243 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.74 km NW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3243 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.210 km N of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3243 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.41 km NE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3243 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.52 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3242 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.711 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3241 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.210 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3241 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.77 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3240 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.36 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3240 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.52 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3236 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 11
  11. 2.86 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3236 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 39
  12. 3.37 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3235 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.58 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3235 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.56 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3234 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3233 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 362
  16. 2.45 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3233 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.05 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3233 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 16
  18. 2.610 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3232 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 6
  19. 2.16 km SSW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3232 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 35
  20. 3.28 km SE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3232 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 8
  21. 2.610 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3230 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.85 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3229 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 2.66 km SSW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3229 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 16
  24. 2.93 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3229 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  25. 2.79 km NW of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3229 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.67 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3228 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 2.34 km NNW of North Enid, Oklahoma · 3228 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.36 km SSW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3228 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 52
  29. 2.89 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3227 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.16 km S of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3227 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 7
  31. 1.610 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3227 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.73 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3226 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  33. 1.96 km SSW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3226 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.89 km NNW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  35. 2.59 km NNW of El Reno, Oklahoma · 3226 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 6
  36. 2.13 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3226 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.32 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3225 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 2.410 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3225 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 2.511 km NE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3225 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 3.46 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3225 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 13
  41. 2.76 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3225 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  42. 2.75 km SSW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3225 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 115
  43. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3224 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.83 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 3222 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.9Oklahoma · 3222 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.511 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3222 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  47. 2.26 km SSW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3222 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 12
  48. 2.413 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3222 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.19 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3221 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  50. 2.22 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3221 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 2.59 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3221 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 1.56 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3221 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.75 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 3.13 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 3220 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 10
  55. 2.53 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 3220 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.63 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 3219 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  58. 2.15 km SSW of Yukon, Oklahoma · 3219 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  59. 2.54 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 3219 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 6
  60. 2.56 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3218 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 2.25 km NE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3244 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.21 km SE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3245 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.59 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3245 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.35 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3245 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.75 km S of Dover, OK · 3246 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 11
  6. 2.86 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3247 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.35 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3247 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.910 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3247 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.04 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3248 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.58 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3248 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.09 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3248 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.74 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 3249 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3249 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.44 km NNW of Dover, Oklahoma · 3249 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.54 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3249 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3250 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.54 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3250 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.12 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3250 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.34 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3250 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  20. 3.75 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3250 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bkas. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 1:45 AM UTC.