Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma on Wed, Mar 8, 2017, 6:15 AM CST (12:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-03-08 12:15:31 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.946° N, 96.751° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
61°
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: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.97 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3484 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.58 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 3484 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.73 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3484 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.26 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 2.53 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3482 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.916 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3482 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.614 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3482 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.714 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3481 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 3479 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 2.43 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.16 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 6
  17. 2.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 2.74 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.810 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.512 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.65 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3475 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.55 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3474 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 1.81 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.50 km WSW of Covington, Oklahoma · 3472 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.72 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 8
  26. 3.78 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 37
  27. 2.59 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.712 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  29. 2.68 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 3.13 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  32. 2.65 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 3.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
  34. 2.56 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  35. 3.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 13
  36. 3.14 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 4
  37. 3.04 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  39. 2.53 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.94 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.89 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.812 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 2.29 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3462 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.80 km N of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 2.57 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  54. 2.812 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.87 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  58. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 3.55 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 12

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 3.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3485 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.87 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3488 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 2.56 km WSW of Sparks, Oklahoma · 3488 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.06 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3489 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 23
  5. 2.57 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3489 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.75 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 3489 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.39 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3491 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.86 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3493 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.69 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3493 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.514 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3494 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.57 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3495 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.49 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3496 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.85 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3496 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.69 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3496 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.94 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3498 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.72 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3499 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3500 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 8
  18. 2.63 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3501 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.53 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3502 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3502 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100087pa. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:27 AM UTC.