Kansas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 2 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 16, 2015, 6:06 AM CDT (11:06 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 12 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-08-16 11:06:36 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.931° N, 97.680° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
47°
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: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4060 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.34 km SW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.713 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4060 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.54 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 4059 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.35 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4059 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4059 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.66 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4059 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.85 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 4059 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 1.72 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4059 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.72 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4059 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 2.75 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4059 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 2.02 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4059 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4059 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.62 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4059 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.7Kansas · 4058 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.64 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 2.56 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4058 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.67 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4057 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.72 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4057 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 2.88 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4057 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 3.33 km S of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4057 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 3.66 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4057 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 38
  23. 3.56 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4057 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 3.3Oklahoma · 4057 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 7
  25. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4057 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 3.44 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4057 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.24 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4057 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 2.55 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4057 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.62 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 4057 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.54 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4056 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.811 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4056 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4056 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.18 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4056 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  34. 2.92 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4056 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 1.88 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4056 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.88 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4056 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.86 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 4056 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4055 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  39. 2.34 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4055 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.07 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4055 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 3.89 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4055 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 116
  42. 1.9Kansas · 4055 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  43. 2.33 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4054 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.82 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4054 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4054 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4054 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 3.411 km N of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4054 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  48. 2.62 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4054 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  49. 2.36 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4054 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4054 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 3.34 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4054 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4054 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.85 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4053 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  54. 1.68 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4053 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 2.72 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4053 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 2.86 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4053 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.710 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4053 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.54 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4053 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 1.68 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4052 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 2.63 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4052 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.18 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 4061 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.48 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4061 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.82 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4061 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.613 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4061 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.84 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4061 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.611 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4061 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.08 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4061 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.55 km SSW of Harper, Kansas · 4061 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.6Kansas · 4061 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.97 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4061 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.34 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4062 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 2.96 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4062 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 4.16 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4062 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 152
  14. 2.92 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4062 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.810 km E of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4062 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.63 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 4063 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.66 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4063 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.35 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4063 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.65 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4064 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4064 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 9

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100032nw. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.