Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 2 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma on Sun, Nov 6, 2016, 7:52 PM CST (01:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km NNE of Maramec, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-11-07 01:52:32 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.006° N, 96.768° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
469
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

469 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 99 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 121.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000766j. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.