Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma on Thu, Jun 16, 2016, 2:58 AM CDT (07:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-06-16 07:58:37 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.031° N, 96.784° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
70°
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: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3749 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 14
  2. 2.65 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3749 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.65 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3748 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 3.24 km S of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.75 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.66 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.64 km NE of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 2.62 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.77 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.72 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.512 km NNE of Ripley, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.57 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.47 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.48 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.46 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3742 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.94 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.54 km NNE of Jones, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.57 km WSW of Meeker, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.38 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 3.08 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 3.62 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 8
  24. 1.94 km ESE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.74 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 3.35 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3737 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.72 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.71 km N of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 2.98 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  31. 2.68 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 2.72 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 2.62 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.71 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.71 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 2.71 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 2.88 km ESE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 3.42 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.61 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.43 km WSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.93 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  42. 2.76 km N of Agra, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.94 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  44. 3.01 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.99 km S of Wellston, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.61 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  47. 3.01 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 2.06 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.71 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  50. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.52 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 2.67 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.62 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.66 km S of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 2.5Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.82 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.56 km NW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.84 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 2.53 km E of Luther, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 2.54 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 2.77 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.02 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.17 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.97 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.71 km WSW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.07 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.47 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.02 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.12 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.08 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3754 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3755 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.65 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3755 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3756 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3756 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  15. 3.36 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.913 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.9Oklahoma · 3757 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.42 km E of Choctaw, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  20. 3.24 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3758 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 18

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200064xx. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:33 PM UTC.