M5.0 earthquake near Stillwater, Oklahoma

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 3 km W of Cushing, Oklahoma on 7 Nov 2016, 01:44 UTC at a depth of 4 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Stillwater, about 27 km away in Oklahoma, United States.