Kansas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 3 km N of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km N of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Tue, Aug 19, 2014, 7:42 PM CDT (00:42 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km SE of Harper, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

Caldwell forecastMore in Kansas

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-08-20 00:42:13 UTC
Depth
6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.960° N, 97.663° W
Region
Kansas
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.

Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 5.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
100°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.89 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 65
  2. 2.78 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.38 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.1Kansas · 4375 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.16 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.6Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.08 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.77 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.57 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.15 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  11. 2.78 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.65 km SSW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.08 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4375 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 2.48 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  15. 2.96 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.38 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.611 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.88 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 2.52 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.65 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4375 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.87 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.55 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4375 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 3.35 km WSW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.97 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.5Oklahoma · 4375 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 2.28 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.70 km SSW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 1.98 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 1.78 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.18 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.38 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4374 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.67 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4374 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.87 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4374 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 3.612 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4374 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 3.06 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4374 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  36. 2.87 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4374 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.811 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4374 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 2.112 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.77 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.16 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 4.37 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 665
  42. 3.57 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.98 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 3.17 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 3.46 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 23
  46. 1.67 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  47. 2.17 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.77 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.96 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 1.58 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.47 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.97 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 3.17 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 11
  54. 2.28 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.98 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.76 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 3.17 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 2.66 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 1.77 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 1.87 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Earthquakes todayKansas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s4qr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:48 PM UTC.