Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 2 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma on Fri, Nov 25, 2016, 3:49 AM CST (09:49 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 4 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-11-25 09:49:52 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.008° N, 96.775° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light 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 0.8 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
58°
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: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 94.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007c8q. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC.