Kansas earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 3 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Sat, Apr 18, 2015, 1:34 PM CDT (18:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-04-18 18:34:04 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.945° N, 97.631° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
3
Strongest shaking
III, weak shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
III, weak shaking
Map
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USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Moment magnitude
3.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 51°, dip 64°, rake 180°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 141°, dip 90°, rake 26°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.4 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Station coverage gap
49°
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

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200027ka. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC.