Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma on Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 7:03 AM CDT (12:03 UTC), 6 km (3 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
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2023-03-17 12:03:52 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.992° N, 96.811° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
51°
Stations used
87

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 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1290 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.213 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1283 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 1.74 km ENE of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1282 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.72 km SW of Wellston, Oklahoma · 1274 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.24 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1271 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 18
  6. 1.64 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1271 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.64 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1271 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.84 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1271 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.94 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1271 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.04 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1,161
  11. 2.13 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1270 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 19
  12. 3.2Oklahoma · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 59
  13. 2.03 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.04 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1270 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 11
  15. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.43 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 23
  17. 2.63 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.83 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1269 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.93 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.53 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.93 km SE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1267 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 2.64 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 6
  23. 2.0Oklahoma · 1257 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.34 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.08 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1255 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.65 km W of Prague, Oklahoma · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 2.05 km NNE of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1253 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.94 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1248 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.84 km ESE of Carney, Oklahoma · 1248 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.86 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1247 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 2.712 km E of Hall Park, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  32. 3.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1231 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 6
  33. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1230 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 2.813 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1292 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.1Oklahoma · 1293 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.616 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.510 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1302 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1311 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1312 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.62 km SSE of Cushing, Oklahoma · 1314 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 7
  8. 1.60 km NW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1315 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.16 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1318 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 5

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023fhyp. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:36 AM UTC.