Kansas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 2 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Fri, May 1, 2015, 2:16 PM CDT (19:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-05-01 19:16:27 UTC
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.941° N, 97.636° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
56°
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. 2.54 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4123 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 2.24 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4123 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.47 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.97 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.67 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.87 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.83 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.47 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 2.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.45 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 8
  13. 2.66 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4122 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.612 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 4122 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.06 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.81 km NW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 56 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.25 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.85 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4121 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4121 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 2.14 km E of Harper, Kansas · 4121 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.75 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4121 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  27. 1.84 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4121 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  28. 2.74 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.24 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4121 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 2.83 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 2.54 km E of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 2.73 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 3.56 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  34. 3.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4121 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 6
  35. 2.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  36. 2.35 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.89 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 2.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 3.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 13
  40. 2.84 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.66 km S of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.65 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.94 km E of Harper, Kansas · 4120 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  45. 2.61 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4120 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 3.05 km NNE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.63 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4119 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 2.96 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  49. 3.36 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4119 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  50. 3.25 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.75 km E of Harper, Kansas · 4118 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  52. 1.97 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4118 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 2.911 km SW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 4.06 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 37
  55. 1.93 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 4118 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 3.35 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 7
  57. 2.94 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4118 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.8Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  59. 1.58 km NE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.80 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 4117 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002be5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.