Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 4 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma on Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 4:25 AM CDT (09:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-07-12 09:25:59 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.995° N, 96.815° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
57°
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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12 km NE of Agra, Oklahoma · 2991 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2990 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.15 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2988 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 207
  4. 2.55 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2986 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 10
  5. 3.05 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2985 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.65 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2985 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.15 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2985 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 20
  8. 2.55 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2985 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.55 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2985 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.05 km E of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2983 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2981 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2981 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 17
  13. 3.36 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2981 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 124
  14. 2.66 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.07 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.613 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2977 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.66 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2977 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 2.67 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2977 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 3.24 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2971 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.59 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2969 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.69 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2968 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 3.09 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2966 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.99 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2966 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.25 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2962 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.65 km SSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2960 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 2.27 km ENE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2954 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  27. 2.84 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2945 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.96 km SE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2943 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  29. 2.816 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2938 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 2.70 km ENE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2938 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 2.55 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.813 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2995 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2996 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.45 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2996 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 40
  4. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2998 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.8Oklahoma · 3002 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.56 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3003 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 6
  7. 3.010 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 3004 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
  8. 3.26 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3005 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 16
  9. 2.85 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3005 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.96 km NNW of Meridian, Oklahoma · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.53 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 3009 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.91 km NE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3013 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.42 km NE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 3013 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.25 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3014 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 15
  15. 3.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3016 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  16. 2.610 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3018 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 2.510 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3018 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.410 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3019 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.310 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3019 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 7
  20. 2.610 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3020 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000g2us. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.