Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Cushing, Oklahoma on Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 1:06 PM CDT (18:06 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-22 18:06:09 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.940° N, 96.724° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
75

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.09 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2225 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.84 km SW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.68 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.88 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2220 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.63 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.210 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2212 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.85 km N of Harrah, Oklahoma · 2211 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.44 km NE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.05 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.55 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.44 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 11
  16. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 2.87 km NE of Lake Aluma, Oklahoma · 2197 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 71
  19. 2.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.011 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.711 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2195 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.63 km SSW of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2194 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 1.52 km SW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.64 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 2.913 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  27. 1.64 km NNE of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.03 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 2.1Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 1.810 km W of Quay, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.510 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.96 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  45. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 2.27 km SSW of Dustin, Oklahoma · 2173 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.26 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 2.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2172 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.74 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  52. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  54. 1.98 km ENE of Crescent, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 3.23 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  56. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2166 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.85 km NNE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.97 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2228 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2230 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.63 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.77 km ENE of McLoud, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.83 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.64 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.24 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.810 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.58 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.74 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.13 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2233 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.98 km N of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.78 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.98 km NNW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020qmxo. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 12:36 AM UTC.