Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 4 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 4 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma on Thu, May 16, 2019, 9:58 PM CDT (02:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

Cushing forecastMore in Oklahoma

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-05-17 02:58:34 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.983° N, 96.812° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
11
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

11 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?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
33

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.92 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2681 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.9Oklahoma · 2681 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.79 km SW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2673 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.86 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2673 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 1.97 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 2671 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2671 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2670 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.07 km E of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2667 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.79 km E of Perry, Oklahoma · 2666 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.910 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2666 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 2665 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 1.56 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2665 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.79 km ESE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 2664 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.710 km NE of Kendrick, Oklahoma · 2664 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.311 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2664 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.411 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2664 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.51 km SW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2663 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.61 km WNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2661 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2661 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 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 · 0 km away
  22. 2.15 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2660 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2660 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 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 · 25 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 · 1 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 · 48 km away
  30. 2.05 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2656 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.610 km NW of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2655 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.88 km ESE of Guthrie, Oklahoma · 2655 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  33. 1.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2654 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 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 · 46 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 · 25 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2651 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 2.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2651 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 3.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2651 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 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 · 98 km away
  48. 1.84 km E of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2650 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.25 km SSW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2650 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 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 · 89 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 · 58 km away
  54. 1.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2645 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 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 · 25 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.811 km NW of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2642 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  59. 1.97 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 2642 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 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. 2.33 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2685 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.52 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2685 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 76
  3. 2.73 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2686 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.53 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2686 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.12 km WSW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2686 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 20
  6. 2.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2689 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.24 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2713 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Earthquakes todayOklahoma earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70003mdx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.