Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Thu, Sep 11, 2014, 2:53 AM CDT (07:53 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma. 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
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-09-11 07:53:21 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.966° N, 97.793° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 4.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
106°
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. 2.5Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.65 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4359 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.38 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4359 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.18 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4359 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.45 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4359 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.09 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4358 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.0Kansas · 4358 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.43 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4358 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.82 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4358 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.04 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4357 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.67 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4357 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.59 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.80 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4357 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.913 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4357 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 2.63 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.212 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.76 km S of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 1.98 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4357 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.57 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4357 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 3.16 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4357 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  21. 3.02 km NE of Jet, Oklahoma · 4357 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.17 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.52 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4356 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 2.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  26. 3.38 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4356 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 5
  27. 1.84 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 2.69 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4356 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.96 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.56 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4356 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.94 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 3.08 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4356 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.74 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4356 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 1.65 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 3.04 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 6
  36. 1.75 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  37. 2.55 km ESE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4356 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.94 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.14 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4356 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 2.9Oklahoma · 4355 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  41. 2.24 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 2.57 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.65 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4355 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 2.87 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.46 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  46. 1.77 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  47. 1.712 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  48. 2.04 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 2.04 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4355 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  50. 1.88 km SSE of Harper, KS · 4354 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 3.35 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 5
  52. 2.04 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.88 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.68 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.77 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.93 km S of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4354 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.54 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4354 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.6Oklahoma · 4354 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4354 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.713 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4354 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

The first 60 of 200.

Earthquakes todayKansas earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sbar. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.