Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma on Thu, May 16, 2019, 9:18 PM CDT (02:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-05-17 02:18:36 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.979° N, 96.806° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2685 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
  2. 1.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2681 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.9Oklahoma · 2681 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.79 km SW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2673 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.86 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2673 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.97 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 2671 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2671 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 1.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2669 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.07 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2667 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.79 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 2666 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.910 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2666 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 1.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2665 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.56 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2665 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.79 km ESE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2664 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.710 km NE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 2664 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.311 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2664 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.411 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2664 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.61 km WNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2661 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2661 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.77 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2661 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.64 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2660 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.15 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2660 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2660 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.95 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2658 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 3.45 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2657 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 41
  26. 1.93 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2656 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.83 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2656 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  28. 1.63 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2656 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.98 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2656 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.05 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2656 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.610 km NW of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2655 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.88 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2654 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2654 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.05 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2654 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 2.15 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2654 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 2.25 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2654 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.56 km WSW of Sparks, Oklahoma · 2654 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.75 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2654 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 1.75 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2653 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 2.25 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2653 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  41. 2.25 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2653 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2651 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  43. 2.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2651 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 3.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2651 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 7
  45. 2.95 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2650 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.95 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2650 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.06 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 2650 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  48. 1.84 km E of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2650 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.25 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2650 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.85 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2648 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  51. 1.92 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2648 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.711 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2646 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.76 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2645 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2645 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.55 km NW of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2645 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.55 km NW of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2643 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2643 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.811 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2642 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.97 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 2642 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  60. 1.69 km W of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2640 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 2.52 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2685 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 76
  2. 2.73 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2685 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.53 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2685 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.12 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2685 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 20
  5. 2.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2689 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.24 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2713 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003mdn. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:54 AM UTC.