Oklahoma earthquakes

M5.0 earthquake 3 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 3 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma on Sun, Nov 6, 2016, 7:44 PM CST (01:44 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mww), moderate
Local time: Sun, Nov 6, 2016, 7:44 PM CST
UTC: 2016-11-07 01:44:24 UTC
Depth: 4.4 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 35.991° N, 96.803° W
Region: Oklahoma
Felt reports: 11,428
Strongest shaking: VII, very strong shaking
PAGER alert: Green
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 49.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.5 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Did you feel it?

11,428 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VII, very strong shaking.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Moment magnitude: 5.0 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 151°, dip 81°, rake 12°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 59°, dip 78°, rake 171°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap: 52°
Stations used: 0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 122.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100075y8 (also filed as iscgem615019219). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:18 PM UTC.