Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 2 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma on Tue, Sep 15, 2015, 4:08 PM CDT (21:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 3 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-09-15 21:08:46 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.986° N, 96.798° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 3.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
55°
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. 2.61 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4021 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  3. 2.27 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.14 km S of Langston, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.96 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.76 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4020 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.04 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4018 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.69 km SSW of Warwick, Oklahoma · 4018 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.17 km NNE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 4018 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.53 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.96 km SSE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.612 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.61 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.86 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.81 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  16. 2.56 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.52 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.01 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 156
  19. 2.62 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 3.12 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  21. 2.62 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.63 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 2.62 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.513 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4015 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4015 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.34 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4015 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.56 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4015 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.56 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4015 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 2.79 km SE of Enid, Oklahoma · 4014 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  31. 2.66 km ESE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4013 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 3.62 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4013 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 3.23 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4013 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  34. 2.912 km NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4013 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.53 km SE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.72 km WSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.79 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.68 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 2.911 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 4011 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  40. 2.66 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4011 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  42. 2.82 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.62 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.56 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  45. 3.76 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 78
  46. 3.26 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
  47. 2.63 km SSE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 2.61 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 2.63 km ESE of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 5
  50. 3.16 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.86 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  52. 3.26 km NNW of Stroud, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.610 km NW of Perkins, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 2.77 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.96 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.96 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4008 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  57. 2.73 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.33 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  59. 2.54 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.84 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 4007 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 10

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003jt8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.