Kansas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Sat, May 2, 2015, 8:16 PM CDT (01:16 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 6 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
ISMPKANSAS
Local time
UTC
2015-05-03 01:16:18 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.961° N, 97.668° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 31.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4172 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.83 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.97 km SSW of Harper, Kansas · 4171 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.96 km WNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4171 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.75 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4171 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.07 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4171 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.82 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.96 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.511 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 11
  10. 1.62 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.83 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 2.97 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  13. 3.02 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.83 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.06 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.55 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 2.63 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.86 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 18
  20. 2.7Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.77 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 2.59 km ENE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.83 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 2.07 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4169 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 1.87 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4169 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.67 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4169 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.74 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 2.06 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  29. 2.710 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.97 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4169 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.65 km SSE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  32. 1.93 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4169 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.96 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4169 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.54 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4169 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  35. 1.94 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4169 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 2.54 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 2.53 km WSW of Harper, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  38. 3.09 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  39. 3.112 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  40. 1.87 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 3.22 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.63 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.6Kansas · 4168 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  44. 2.13 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  45. 1.64 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.84 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 1.74 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 3.512 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  49. 2.64 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.44 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  51. 2.71 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  52. 2.0Kansas · 4168 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  53. 1.64 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 2.46 km WNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.612 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 3.05 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 2.01 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.57 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 2.28 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  60. 2.6Kansas · 4167 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.412 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4172 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.72 km SSE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.72 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4172 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.94 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4172 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.710 km S of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4172 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 2.74 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4172 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.85 km ESE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4172 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.88 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4173 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.84 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4173 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.82 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4173 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.55 km E of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4174 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.51 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4174 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 2.17 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4174 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.57 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4174 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 2.62 km N of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4174 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.710 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4175 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.88 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4175 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 3.05 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4175 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ismpkansas70100613. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:22 PM UTC.