Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma on Mon, Dec 31, 2018, 1:22 AM CST (07:22 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 5 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-12-31 07:22:29 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.942° N, 96.729° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
86

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2823 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.313 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 2821 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.98 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2820 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.214 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2820 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 2.114 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 2820 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.28 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2818 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.18 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2818 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.46 km SE of Langston, Oklahoma · 2817 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
  9. 3.64 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2809 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 154
  10. 2.514 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 2808 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.31 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2808 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2808 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 66
  13. 2.77 km NNE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2808 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 7
  14. 2.05 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2807 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.211 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2805 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.411 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2804 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.25 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2802 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.711 km NE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 2799 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.48 km NNE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2798 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.46 km SSE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2798 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.15 km WSW of Quay, Oklahoma · 2790 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.314 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2788 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 2.39 km ESE of Bison, Oklahoma · 2788 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2786 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.41 km W of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2785 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 11
  26. 2.31 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  27. 2.65 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2783 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 1.98 km W of Langston, Oklahoma · 2782 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  29. 3.48 km NNE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2779 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 79
  30. 3.210 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2778 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 21
  31. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2778 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.69 km NNE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2776 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.11 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2775 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.79 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2773 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.49 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2765 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  36. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2764 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 3.23 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2764 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 20
  38. 3.111 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2763 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 144

Before

  1. 2.213 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2824 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.55 km WSW of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2825 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 17
  3. 2.26 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2825 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.65 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2826 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2828 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.44 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2832 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.55 km NNE of Cedar Valley, Oklahoma · 2835 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.70 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2835 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2838 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2838 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2844 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.43 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2845 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.76 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2850 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.67 km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2852 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.81 km E of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2852 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.112 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2852 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000izdx. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.