Kansas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 16, 2015, 2:30 AM CDT (07:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-08-16 07:30:10 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.936° N, 97.682° 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, 1.8 km in depth
Station coverage gap
57°
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. 2.86 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4017 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.21 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.71 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.09 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.65 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 4016 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.55 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 4016 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.111 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.97 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.011 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4016 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.42 km NNW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4015 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.75 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 4015 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.62 km WNW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4015 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4015 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.55 km SSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4015 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4015 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.56 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4015 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 2.56 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4015 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.79 km SE of Enid, Oklahoma · 4014 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.02 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4013 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.66 km ESE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4013 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.95 km SW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4013 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.81 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4013 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.511 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4013 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.63 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4013 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 2.58 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4013 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 2.9Oklahoma · 4013 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  27. 2.57 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4013 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.88 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4013 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 2.98 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 2.69 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4012 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4012 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.912 km NW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.72 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  35. 3.08 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 2.53 km SE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 2.512 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.94 km WNW of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  39. 2.79 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 1.93 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4012 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 1.65 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4011 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 3.15 km SW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4011 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 2.7Oklahoma · 4011 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 2.54 km SW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4011 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 3.35 km SSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4011 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.66 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4011 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4011 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 2.56 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4011 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  49. 1.611 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4011 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.0Kansas · 4010 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 3.3Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  52. 2.61 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.69 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.76 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4010 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 2.56 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4010 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.87 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4010 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  58. 1.9Kansas · 4010 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4010 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  60. 3.76 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4009 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 78

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100032x5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.