Kansas earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 3 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Sat, Dec 28, 2013, 8:41 PM CST (02:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 5 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2013-12-29 02:41:02 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.958° N, 97.670° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
12
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

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

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
3.6 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 105°, dip 62°, rake -113°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 326°, dip 36°, rake -55°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ltil. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.