Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km NW of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Cushing, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 31, 2014, 3:46 PM CDT (20:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 7 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-08-31 20:46:09 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.012° N, 96.792° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 7.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4391 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 2.59 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 4391 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.97 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 102
  4. 3.26 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.66 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 2.76 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.06 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.55 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.88 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.58 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 4390 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.66 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 2.56 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 3.08 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 3.28 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 6
  15. 2.68 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.310 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4389 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 12
  17. 2.56 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.710 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.510 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.48 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 8
  21. 3.810 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  22. 2.47 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4388 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.23 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4387 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 10
  24. 3.06 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4387 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 6
  25. 3.86 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4387 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 35
  26. 3.36 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4387 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 2.56 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4387 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 3.311 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4387 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.83 km SSE of Jones, Oklahoma · 4387 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
  30. 3.66 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4386 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 44
  31. 2.74 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4386 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.75 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 4386 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.86 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4385 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  34. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4385 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 3.16 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4385 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.85 km E of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4384 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 12
  37. 2.77 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4384 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  38. 2.511 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4384 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  39. 2.32 km SW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4384 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 19
  40. 2.710 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4383 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  41. 2.37 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4383 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 3.36 km SW of Boley, Oklahoma · 4383 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  43. 3.06 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4383 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.56 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4383 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  45. 3.55 km WNW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 4382 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 10
  46. 2.55 km E of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4382 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  47. 2.75 km NNW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4381 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 2.610 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4380 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  49. 2.64 km WSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4380 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.93 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4380 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  51. 3.23 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4380 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 8
  52. 2.713 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4379 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 3.46 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4379 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 26
  54. 3.15 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4379 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 9
  55. 3.27 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4378 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.46 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4378 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.77 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4378 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4378 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 2.97 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4377 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 2.412 km SE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 4377 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000s8xe. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:51 AM UTC.