Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma on Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 11:59 AM CST (17:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 6 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-05 17:59:13 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.287° N, 97.516° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
9
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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

How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
36°
Stations used
89

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 175 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 175.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021cnif (also filed as us6000devt). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.