Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 2 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma on Sat, Mar 13, 2021, 8:31 PM CST (02:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 16 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-14 02:31:04 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.003° N, 96.779° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.616 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.715 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.76 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.016 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.61 km NNW of Cushing, Oklahoma · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.68 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.17 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 1.97 km E of Carney, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.15 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.57 km SE of Luther, Oklahoma · 2003 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.83 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.75 km N of IXL, Oklahoma · 1998 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.83 km NE of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1991 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 2.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.711 km SE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1983 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.12 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.66 km ESE of Luther, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 2.09 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 2.010 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.39 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.89 km W of Meeker, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  27. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  30. 1.74 km WNW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 1.87 km SE of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 2.216 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.812 km WSW of Ralston, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.92 km WNW of Chandler, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.58 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.22 km ESE of Perry, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.74 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.77 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.9Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.73 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.63 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 2.43 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.63 km NW of Coyle, Oklahoma · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 25
  17. 1.78 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.88 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.79 km ESE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021fbtf. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.