Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma on Sun, Apr 3, 2016, 11:30 PM CDT (04:30 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 5 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-04-04 04:30:14 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.939° N, 96.745° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.05 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.70 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3823 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 2.410 km NE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.05 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.56 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3822 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.95 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  10. 3.32 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  11. 3.12 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.3Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  14. 4.21 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 197
  15. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.71 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  17. 3.1Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.71 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.110 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.23 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 2.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 3.12 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 2.83 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.81 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.02 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  26. 3.05 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  27. 3.17 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 14
  28. 2.62 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  29. 2.62 km NE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.61 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.88 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 3.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3815 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.89 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  35. 3.08 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 2.59 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.69 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.17 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.62 km NNE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.68 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  41. 2.75 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  42. 2.65 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.97 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.65 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.67 km NW of Marland, Oklahoma · 3808 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 3.34 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  48. 3.014 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.11 km NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  50. 3.07 km W of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  51. 2.58 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.52 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  55. 2.87 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.57 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  57. 3.67 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 45
  58. 2.8Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 3.64 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 90
  60. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 167.

Before

  1. 2.57 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3824 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.24 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.33 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 5
  7. 3.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 19
  8. 3.07 km NNE of Perkins, Oklahoma · 3825 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.85 km NNW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.75 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.85 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3826 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  13. 3.2Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 12
  14. 2.84 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.2Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 3.04 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3827 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 2.513 km SE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3828 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.85 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 11
  20. 2.810 km WSW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 3829 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005eem. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:17 PM UTC.