Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 6 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma on Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 10:17 AM CST (16:17 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2021-02-05 16:17:37 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.288° N, 97.520° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
13
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
3.6% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
-0.3 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

13 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 182 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 4.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 320
  5. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.05 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 9
  8. 2.26 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.56 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.15 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.16 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.83 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.05 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 3.46 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 8
  23. 1.95 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.86 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.513 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2054 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 1.713 km SSW of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  31. 1.77 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  32. 1.62 km SE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.76 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.92 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.711 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 2.02 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 1.66 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.412 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 38
  40. 1.77 km NE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.8Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.79 km ESE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 2043 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.88 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 110
  49. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  50. 1.78 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  51. 4.26 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1,749
  52. 2.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 1.76 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.65 km WSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.55 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  60. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 182.

Before

  1. 3.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  2. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.77 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.54 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.13 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2057 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 8
  8. 2.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.010 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.88 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2061 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.26 km ENE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.79 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.81 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021cnew (also filed as us6000deu7). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.