Oklahoma earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 2 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma on Thu, May 16, 2019, 5:53 PM CDT (22:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2019-05-16 22:53:43 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.980° N, 96.798° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
20
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

20 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
3.1 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 145°, dip 90°, rake 10°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 55°, dip 80°, rake 180°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 79 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2686 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.73 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2686 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.52 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2686 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 76
  4. 2.33 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2686 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.24 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2686 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
  6. 1.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2681 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.9Oklahoma · 2681 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.79 km SW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2674 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.86 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2673 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.97 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 2672 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2671 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2670 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.07 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2668 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.79 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 2666 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.910 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2666 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2666 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.56 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2666 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.79 km ESE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2665 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.710 km NE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 2665 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.311 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2664 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.411 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2664 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  22. 1.61 km WNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2662 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2662 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 1.77 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2661 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.64 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2661 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 2.15 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2661 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2661 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.95 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2658 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 3.45 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2658 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 41
  30. 1.93 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2656 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.83 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2656 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 1.63 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2656 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.98 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2656 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.05 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2656 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.610 km NW of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2655 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.88 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2655 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  37. 1.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2655 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 2.05 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2655 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 2.15 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2654 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.25 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2654 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.56 km WSW of Sparks, Oklahoma · 2654 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.75 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2654 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.75 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2654 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.25 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2654 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  45. 2.25 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2653 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2652 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2652 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 3.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2652 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 7
  49. 2.95 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2651 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.95 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2651 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.06 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 2650 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.84 km E of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2650 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.25 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2650 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.85 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2649 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 1.92 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2648 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.711 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2647 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.76 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2646 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 1.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2646 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 2.55 km NW of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2645 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.55 km NW of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2644 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 79.

Before

  1. 2.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2690 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.24 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2713 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003mbj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC.