Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma on Sat, Apr 14, 2018, 9:08 AM CDT (14:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 4 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-04-14 14:08:58 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.286° N, 97.498° 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
101°
Stations used
21

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 100.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000e0gp. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:14 PM UTC.