Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 7 km SSE of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Lucien, Oklahoma on Mon, Feb 26, 2018, 1:46 AM CST (07:46 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 3 km NE of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-02-26 07:46:25 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.209° N, 97.425° 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 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?

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
44°
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: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 124.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000d809. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:55 PM UTC.