Kansas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Mon, Jan 26, 2015, 11:44 PM CST (05:44 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 3 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-01-27 05:44:21 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.951° N, 97.625° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person 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 4.3 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Station coverage gap
67°
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 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.89 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4258 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.69 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.47 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4258 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 7
  5. 2.56 km WSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.66 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.910 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4258 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.49 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 2.22 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4258 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 4.23 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 282
  11. 3.53 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 2.64 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.57 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 2.52 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.96 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 1.82 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4258 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.08 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 70
  18. 2.68 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.68 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 3.14 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.68 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  22. 3.28 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 5
  23. 2.54 km ENE of Milan, KS · 4258 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 3.04 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.82 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 3.29 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 13
  27. 2.85 km NNW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.63 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 3.06 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 3.07 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.01 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 5
  32. 1.92 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.83 km ESE of Aline, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  34. 2.87 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  35. 1.63 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  36. 2.33 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4257 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 2.73 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4257 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.78 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 3.16 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 5
  40. 1.58 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 2.39 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 3.17 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.68 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  44. 1.93 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 2.03 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 2.73 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 3.41 km S of Freeport, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 9
  48. 2.13 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 3.33 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.93 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 3.07 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  52. 1.74 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.83 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  54. 2.01 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 1.91 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.74 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4256 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.61 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.98 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  59. 1.5Kansas · 4255 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  60. 1.53 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4255 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 3.17 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4258 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.74 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4258 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.66 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.65 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.77 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 2.64 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  7. 4.25 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 120
  8. 2.58 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.63 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.65 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.63 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4259 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.13 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4259 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.76 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4259 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 2.76 km NW of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.93 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4259 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.28 km S of Covington, Oklahoma · 4260 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.43 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4260 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.07 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4260 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.24 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4260 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4260 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000tij2. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.