Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km SW of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Cushing, Oklahoma on Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 9:33 PM CST (03:33 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 14 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-12-29 03:33:29 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.943° N, 96.822° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.2 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
26°
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: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3554 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3553 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 19
  3. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3553 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 34
  4. 2.89 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3553 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.66 km NE of Agra, Oklahoma · 3553 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3553 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 9
  7. 2.74 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3552 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3552 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.15 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3552 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.77 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3552 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 2.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3552 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3551 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 9
  13. 2.57 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 3551 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.04 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3551 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  15. 3.39 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3549 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.49 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3549 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 10
  17. 2.712 km NNE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3549 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.513 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3549 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 9
  19. 2.15 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3549 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 9
  20. 2.511 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3549 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.58 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3548 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 2.46 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3548 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.64 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3548 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.711 km SSW of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3547 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
  25. 3.16 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3547 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 50
  26. 2.85 km S of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3547 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 13
  27. 2.86 km WNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3545 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 7
  28. 2.55 km N of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3545 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 2.62 km NNW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3544 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.57 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3542 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3541 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.14 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3537 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 7
  33. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3536 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 29
  34. 2.810 km W of Langston, Oklahoma · 3536 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3534 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.16 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3533 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 6
  37. 2.85 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3533 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  38. 3.016 km N of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3530 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 12
  39. 2.69 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3530 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  40. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3529 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 2.34 km W of Sparks, Oklahoma · 3528 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.93 km ENE of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3528 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 22
  43. 2.44 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  44. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.04 km SSE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.98 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  47. 3.16 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 8
  48. 2.54 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.05 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.94 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3527 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 3.23 km N of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3526 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 9
  52. 2.9Oklahoma · 3525 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  53. 2.6Oklahoma · 3525 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  54. 2.54 km SE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3524 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  55. 3.010 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3524 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.814 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3524 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.510 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3523 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  58. 2.710 km NNE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3522 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 6
  59. 2.512 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3521 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 3.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3519 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.510 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3556 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 2.610 km WSW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3557 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.95 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3558 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.55 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3558 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3558 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  6. 3.610 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3559 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 18
  7. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3559 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.85 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3560 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 9
  9. 3.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3560 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 52
  10. 2.56 km SW of Garber, Oklahoma · 3561 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.6Oklahoma · 3561 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.62 km N of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3561 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  13. 3.25 km WNW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3562 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 7
  14. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3563 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 8
  15. 2.59 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3564 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.33 km WNW of Skedee, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  17. 3.07 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 248
  20. 3.312 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3565 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007nts. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:35 PM UTC.