Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 3 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Cushing, Oklahoma on Sun, Apr 12, 2015, 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 5 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-04-12 23:11:50 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.955° N, 96.777° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
78°
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. 3.05 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.66 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 53
  3. 3.210 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 33
  4. 2.76 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.79 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  6. 3.413 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.0Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.010 km SSE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  9. 3.05 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.99 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.67 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  12. 3.110 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  13. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.72 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.86 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.31 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4166 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4166 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  18. 4.17 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4166 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 161
  19. 2.88 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4166 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.77 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4165 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.55 km NNE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4165 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4165 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.69 km NNW of Crescent, Oklahoma · 4165 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 3.29 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 38
  25. 3.16 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.85 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 17
  27. 2.88 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  28. 3.05 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.710 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4163 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 7
  30. 2.710 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4163 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.97 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4163 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 5
  32. 3.13 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4162 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.94 km NE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 4162 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
  34. 3.011 km SSE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4161 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.810 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4160 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  36. 2.012 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4159 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.610 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 4159 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.83 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4159 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 3.06 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4159 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  40. 2.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4159 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 18
  41. 2.7Oklahoma · 4159 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.83 km SSE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 4159 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 8
  43. 2.59 km ENE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4159 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 3.013 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4159 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 5
  45. 3.210 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4159 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 7
  46. 2.72 km ESE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4158 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.710 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4158 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.66 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4158 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.64 km NNE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4157 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  50. 3.48 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4157 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 7
  51. 2.78 km W of Langston, Oklahoma · 4157 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 3.18 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 4157 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 2.43 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4157 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  54. 3.15 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4157 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  55. 3.05 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4156 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 2.69 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4156 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 3.09 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 4156 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.59 km S of Wellston, OK · 4156 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  59. 3.18 km WSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4156 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  60. 2.63 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4156 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000260u. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.