Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 1 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 1 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma on Mon, Mar 20, 2017, 7:09 PM CDT (00:09 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 0 km WSW of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-03-21 00:09:27 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.998° N, 96.772° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
40°
Stations used
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.50 km WSW of Covington, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.72 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 8
  3. 3.78 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3471 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 37
  4. 2.59 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.712 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.68 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3470 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.13 km SW of Fallis, Oklahoma · 3469 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.65 km SE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.56 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 13
  13. 3.14 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  14. 3.04 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.84 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.53 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3468 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.94 km SE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.89 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3466 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3465 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.812 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 3464 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.56 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3463 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  25. 2.29 km SW of Shamrock, Oklahoma · 3462 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.80 km N of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  29. 2.57 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 2.812 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.87 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3460 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3459 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.56 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  35. 2.35 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3458 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 3.55 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 12
  38. 3.34 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3457 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  39. 3.013 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3456 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.710 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3455 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 3.48 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 3453 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 278
  42. 2.77 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3453 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.02 km NNE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3452 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  44. 2.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3452 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 2.54 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3451 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3450 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  47. 2.76 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3450 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  48. 3.57 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3446 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 12
  49. 3.17 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3446 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.87 km NNW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3445 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.83 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3445 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
  52. 3.014 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 3.07 km SSE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3444 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  54. 2.56 km WSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3443 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.87 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3442 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
  56. 2.63 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 3.07 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 11
  59. 2.97 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 6
  60. 2.33 km WNW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3437 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 2.55 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3474 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.65 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3475 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.512 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3476 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.810 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.74 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3477 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.510 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.16 km N of Maramec, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.43 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3478 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 3479 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.714 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3481 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.614 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 3482 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.916 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3482 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 2.53 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 3482 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.914 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.26 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 3483 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.73 km NE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3484 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008tfx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.