Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma on Mon, Oct 20, 2014, 3:02 PM CDT (20:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km SE of Glencoe, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-10-20 20:02:25 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.955° N, 96.786° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km W of Billings, Oklahoma · 4337 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.59 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4337 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.85 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4337 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.45 km N of Billings, Oklahoma · 4336 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.09 km SE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4336 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.011 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 4336 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.35 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4336 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.55 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4335 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.12 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4335 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.16 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4335 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.88 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4335 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 68
  12. 3.17 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4334 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.58 km WNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4334 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.88 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4334 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.57 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4334 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.77 km WSW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4334 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.79 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4333 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.612 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4333 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.64 km WSW of Covington, Oklahoma · 4332 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.68 km SE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4332 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.79 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4332 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.50 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 4332 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 8
  23. 3.67 km W of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 32
  24. 2.77 km W of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.59 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 2.80 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 4331 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  27. 3.07 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4330 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
  28. 2.711 km N of Perry, Oklahoma · 4330 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.07 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4330 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 6
  30. 2.613 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4330 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.65 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4330 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 3.47 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.55 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 3.25 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 6
  35. 2.56 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.77 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 2.67 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  38. 2.87 km E of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.51 km S of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  40. 2.55 km SW of Ripley, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 3.34 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4328 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 8
  42. 2.95 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4327 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.63 km SE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4327 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 2.813 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4327 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  45. 3.013 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4327 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 4
  46. 2.710 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4326 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  47. 3.43 km ESE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4326 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 14
  48. 2.63 km ESE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4326 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  49. 2.65 km NNW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4326 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 2.75 km NNW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4326 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  51. 3.35 km NNW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4325 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 14
  52. 2.513 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4325 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 2.77 km N of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4325 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.813 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4325 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.04 km NNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4325 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 2.53 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4325 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
  57. 2.95 km WSW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4325 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.811 km SW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4324 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  59. 2.95 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4324 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.59 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4323 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000spcs. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.