Oklahoma earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 2 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma on Tue, Feb 21, 2023, 2:27 AM CST (08:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-02-21 08:27:05 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.962° N, 96.759° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
100

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.510 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1303 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.616 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.64 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1290 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1283 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.74 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.72 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 1274 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.24 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1272 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 18
  12. 1.64 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1272 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.64 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1272 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 1.84 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1271 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.94 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1271 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 4.04 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1,161
  17. 2.13 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1270 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 19
  18. 3.2Oklahoma · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 59
  19. 2.03 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.04 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 11
  21. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 3.43 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 23
  23. 2.63 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  24. 1.83 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.93 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  27. 1.93 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 2.64 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 6
  29. 2.0Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.34 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1256 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.08 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 3.16 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  2. 1.56 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.16 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1325 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.05 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1327 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.75 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1329 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1330 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.113 km E of Dover, Oklahoma · 1334 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1334 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1335 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.94 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.75 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1341 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.6Oklahoma · 1341 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.55 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1341 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 85
  15. 1.8Oklahoma · 1343 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023dpvj (also filed as us6000jqid). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:57 PM UTC.