Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Tue, Apr 7, 2015, 8:01 PM CDT (01:01 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 1 km WSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-04-08 01:01:33 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.944° N, 97.625° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
58°
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. 2.10 km SW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4149 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.20 km W of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4149 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.62 km E of Milan, Kansas · 4149 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 2.012 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4149 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.78 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4148 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 3.11 km WSW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4148 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  7. 1.8Kansas · 4148 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.612 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4148 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 2.83 km WSW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4148 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.85 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4148 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.55 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4148 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.58 km SW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4148 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.58 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4148 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.72 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4146 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 3.22 km WSW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.24 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4146 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.93 km WSW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.38 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4146 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.57 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.52 km WSW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 3.16 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 2.69 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4146 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.56 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 2.56 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.62 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4145 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 1.75 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4145 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  27. 1.66 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4145 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 3.02 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.92 km WSW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  30. 2.69 km WSW of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.910 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 2.95 km S of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4145 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 2.96 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.67 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 2.06 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 4144 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 3.010 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.610 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 2.87 km WSW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4144 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.28 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4143 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  41. 2.03 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4143 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  42. 3.07 km SE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4143 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.84 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4143 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 2.88 km NW of Helena, Oklahoma · 4143 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  45. 3.012 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4142 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 1.812 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4142 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.22 km W of Harper, Kansas · 4142 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.14 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4142 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.012 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4142 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 1.812 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4142 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.77 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 2.65 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 2.63 km WNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4142 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 1.86 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 4141 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 1.64 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4141 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  56. 2.65 km NNE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4141 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  57. 2.24 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4141 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  58. 3.56 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4141 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  59. 2.96 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4141 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  60. 2.33 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4141 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002512. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.