Kansas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 2 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 30, 2015, 1:29 AM CDT (06:29 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-08-30 06:29:45 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.939° N, 97.680° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
46°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.55 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.54 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.67 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.78 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.17 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.06 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4048 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.96 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4048 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.85 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.55 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4047 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.67 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4047 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 3.59 km WNW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4047 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.62 km WNW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.77 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4047 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.62 km SSE of Marland, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4047 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.77 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4047 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.76 km ENE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.28 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4047 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.97 km WNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4047 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.85 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 3.18 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 6
  27. 1.98 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  28. 2.42 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.71 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 1.78 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.17 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.77 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.57 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  35. 2.55 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  37. 2.53 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.83 km NNE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.55 km ESE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  40. 2.65 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.75 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  42. 3.56 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 11
  43. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4045 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 3.46 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.610 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.62 km WSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4045 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 1.96 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4045 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 2.77 km W of Harper, Kansas · 4045 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  49. 1.83 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4044 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 1.72 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4044 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.55 km NW of Helena, Oklahoma · 4044 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 2.53 km W of Marland, Oklahoma · 4044 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.64 km W of Marland, Oklahoma · 4044 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.611 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4044 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.67 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4044 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 2.15 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4044 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 2.65 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4044 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 2.65 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 4043 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 2.25 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 4043 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 2.55 km WSW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4043 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.58 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.08 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.01 km NW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.6Kansas · 4049 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.37 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.57 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.98 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.05 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 3.17 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.27 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.66 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.55 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4049 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.18 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4049 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 2.84 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4050 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  17. 2.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4050 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4050 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 2.56 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4050 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.39 km SSE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4050 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000363y. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.