Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma on Fri, Apr 8, 2016, 3:30 PM CDT (20:30 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-04-08 20:30:15 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.939° N, 96.762° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
74°
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: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.17 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 14
  2. 2.62 km SW of Jones, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.62 km NE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.61 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3817 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.88 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3814 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.89 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3813 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.08 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.59 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3812 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.69 km NNE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3811 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 2.17 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3810 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.62 km NNE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.68 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.75 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 2.65 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.97 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3809 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.65 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.67 km NW of Marland, Oklahoma · 3807 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.34 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3806 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.510 km NNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.014 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3805 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.11 km NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.82 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3804 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 3.07 km W of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.58 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 2.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3803 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.52 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3802 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 2.87 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 2.57 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3801 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 3.67 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 45
  33. 2.8Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 3.64 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 90
  35. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 3.01 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3800 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 2.87 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  38. 3.07 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
  39. 2.97 km ENE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  40. 3.75 km W of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 65
  41. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.94 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  44. 3.04 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 2.6Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 3.08 km NE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  47. 2.68 km SW of Yale, Oklahoma · 3799 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 2.58 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.54 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 3.09 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  51. 2.77 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3798 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 3.43 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  53. 3.45 km WSW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.7Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 3.23 km NNE of Nicoma Park, Oklahoma · 3797 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 35
  56. 2.72 km NNW of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 3.14 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 14
  58. 3.0Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.6Oklahoma · 3796 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  60. 2.84 km N of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3795 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 2.02 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.81 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.83 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.12 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.23 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.110 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3818 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 2.71 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.1Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.71 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.21 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 197
  13. 3.3Oklahoma · 3819 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.62 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.12 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 3.32 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  17. 3.48 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.95 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.92 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3820 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.56 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3821 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20005gh2. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:34 PM UTC.