Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km S of Cushing, Oklahoma on Tue, Dec 12, 2023, 11:30 AM CST (17:30 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2023-12-12 17:30:39 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.953° N, 96.765° W
Region
Oklahoma
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
1.64ML, local (Richter)Oklahoma Geological SurveyPreferred · Confirmed · ±0.24 · 35 stations
2.4mb_Lg, Lg-wave bodyUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.295 · 3 stations

Did you feel it?

2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
72

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km ESE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1023 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.611 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1018 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.712 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1014 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.83 km ENE of Dover, Oklahoma · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.65 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1002 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1002 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.611 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 997 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.25 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 791
  10. 4.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3,578
  11. 2.36 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 47
  12. 1.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.96 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 97
  16. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 21
  18. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.25 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 15
  20. 1.66 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.46 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 7
  23. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  24. 2.65 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 94
  25. 4.16 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1,735
  26. 1.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  27. 1.86 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 9
  28. 1.86 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 995 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.76 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 994 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 39
  30. 2.96 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 994 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 138
  31. 1.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 988 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 1.85 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 988 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  33. 1.66 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma · 987 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.72 km N of Cushing, Oklahoma · 987 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.59 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 984 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 979 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  37. 5.18 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 26,480
  38. 1.68 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 1.69 km E of Meeker, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 9
  41. 2.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 93
  42. 2.58 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.78 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  45. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.88 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 24
  47. 1.58 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 34
  48. 1.89 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.08 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  51. 3.58 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 120
  52. 2.39 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 7
  53. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  54. 1.69 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 6
  55. 1.98 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  56. 1.69 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  57. 2.28 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.68 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.69 km WNW of Prague, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.29 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma · 974 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 5

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.55 km W of Arcadia, Oklahoma · 1029 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.76 km NNW of Marland, Oklahoma · 1049 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.56 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1052 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.67 km WSW of Langston, Oklahoma · 1054 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 26
  5. 2.56 km NNW of Marland, Oklahoma · 1054 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.8Oklahoma · 1055 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.38 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma · 1056 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023yhrf (also filed as us7000ligd). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC.