Kansas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 2 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Sat, Apr 18, 2015, 1:36 PM CDT (18:36 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 9 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-04-18 18:36:16 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.942° N, 97.632° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
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. 2.34 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.64 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.84 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4133 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.84 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.1Kansas · 4132 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.211 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4132 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.75 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.34 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.19 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4132 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.04 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.14 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 4132 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.85 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.06 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 2.710 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.74 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.96 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.83 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 2.55 km NE of Aline, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.85 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.54 km SSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4131 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 3.05 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  25. 1.54 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.74 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4131 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 3.06 km ESE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 3.03 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 3.64 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
  30. 2.92 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 2.96 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.810 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.66 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.65 km NNE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  35. 2.86 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  36. 2.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.89 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4130 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  38. 2.513 km NNE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  39. 2.52 km WSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  40. 3.210 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 4129 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.65 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4129 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  42. 2.912 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.64 km S of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.010 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.15 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 3.29 km NW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.64 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.510 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.710 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  51. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4128 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  52. 1.911 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4128 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  53. 2.8Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.96 km NNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.33 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 3.06 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.610 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 3.310 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 2.7Oklahoma · 4127 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.86 km ESE of Harper, Kansas · 4127 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200027ke. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:44 PM UTC.