Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 3 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Cushing, Oklahoma on Mon, Sep 18, 2023, 6:24 AM CDT (11:24 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-09-18 11:24:44 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.992° N, 96.804° 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
±0.16
Station coverage gap
42°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 2.810 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 19
  5. 1.64 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.48 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 1.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1104 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.55 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.65 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma · 1101 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.67 km ENE of Morris, Oklahoma · 1099 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.85 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1094 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1086 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.29 km E of Kingfisher, Oklahoma · 1085 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.97 km SSW of Chandler, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.55 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.2Oklahoma · 1082 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 2.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1081 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  23. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1081 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.94 km ESE of Dale, Oklahoma · 1079 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.9Oklahoma · 1074 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 1.6Oklahoma · 1071 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1071 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1071 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.611 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  30. 1.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1068 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.88 km NNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1062 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.63 km SSE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1061 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1054 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.8Oklahoma · 1052 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.56 km NNW of Marland, Oklahoma · 1052 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.67 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1051 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 26
  37. 1.56 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1050 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 2.25 km E of Meridian, Oklahoma · 1110 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.711 km NE of Harrah, Oklahoma · 1121 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1125 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 2.62 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 6
  5. 1.53 km S of Owasso, Oklahoma · 1136 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023shxk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC.