Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 3 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma on Wed, Oct 31, 2018, 4:34 AM CDT (09:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-10-31 09:34:14 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.957° N, 96.761° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
12
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

12 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2882 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2877 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2873 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.51 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2872 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.51 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2872 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.09 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2872 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 13
  7. 2.64 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 2872 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 3.30 km SSW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2871 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 60
  9. 2.72 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2869 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.67 km N of Spencer, Oklahoma · 2867 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 34
  11. 2.613 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 2867 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.010 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2867 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 8
  13. 2.94 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2864 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2864 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2864 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.43 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2863 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.44 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2860 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.70 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2857 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.83 km WNW of Wilson, Oklahoma · 2857 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2857 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2854 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 3.112 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2853 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.81 km E of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2853 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2853 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 2.76 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2850 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 3.04 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2849 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  27. 2.43 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2846 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2845 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2839 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2839 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2836 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.70 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2836 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.55 km NNE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2835 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  34. 2.44 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2833 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2829 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.65 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2826 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2826 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.55 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2826 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 17
  39. 2.213 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2825 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 3.00 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2890 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2896 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2897 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.68 km W of Meridian, Oklahoma · 2901 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 7
  5. 2.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2903 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.67 km NNW of Cromwell, Oklahoma · 2905 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.62 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 2905 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 10
  8. 2.50 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2914 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000i4hx. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.