Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 1 km E of Luther, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 1 km E of Luther, Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 6, 2017, 10:15 AM CDT (15:15 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-09-06 15:15:12 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.664° N, 97.177° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
32°
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: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3303 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.79 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3303 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.49 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3302 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.04 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3301 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.54 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3301 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3300 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 2.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3300 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.13 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3300 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 19
  9. 2.83 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3300 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.33 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 12
  11. 2.52 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 9
  12. 2.51 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.72 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.68 km ESE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 3298 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 34
  15. 2.59 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 3298 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 3.34 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3295 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
  17. 3.45 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3295 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 8
  18. 2.43 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3293 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.810 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3292 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 199
  20. 3.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3292 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 7
  21. 2.53 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3291 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 3.32 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 20
  23. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 3.0Oklahoma · 3289 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 5
  25. 2.51 km ENE of Dibble, Oklahoma · 3288 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
  26. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3287 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 2.710 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3287 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.62 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3287 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  29. 3.810 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3285 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 67
  30. 2.511 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3284 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.59 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  32. 3.03 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 16
  33. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.910 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3280 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  35. 2.67 km W of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3280 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  36. 2.610 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3280 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.513 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3280 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.89 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3279 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.69 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3279 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  40. 3.37 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3278 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 7
  41. 2.53 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3278 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.34 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3277 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.64 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3277 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  44. 2.64 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3276 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.610 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3274 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  46. 2.33 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3273 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 2.73 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 2.412 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3269 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.87 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3268 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  51. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3268 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3268 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 28
  53. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3267 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  54. 3.37 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 3267 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 86
  55. 2.43 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 3264 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 20
  56. 2.23 km ESE of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 3264 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  57. 2.57 km SE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3262 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.512 km W of Union City, Oklahoma · 3261 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.710 km NNE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3260 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 5
  60. 2.42 km E of Bridge Creek, Oklahoma · 3260 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 3.36 km S of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3303 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 47
  2. 3.71 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3305 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 29
  3. 2.76 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3310 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  4. 3.44 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3312 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.95 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3312 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 8
  6. 2.27 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3313 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.36 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3313 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.96 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3314 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.811 km N of Alex, Oklahoma · 3314 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 7
  10. 2.79 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3315 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3315 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.46 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3316 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.24 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3317 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.710 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3317 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3317 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 66
  16. 2.68 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3318 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.65 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3319 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.515 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3319 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.110 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3320 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.810 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3320 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000agwb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.