Kansas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 4 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 10:10 AM CST (16:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 2 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-01-27 16:10:55 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.954° N, 97.618° 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 I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
69°
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. 3.18 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 8
  2. 1.77 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.87 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 2.99 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.16 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 2.67 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.62 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.12 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.99 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 2.86 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.76 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.76 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.69 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.74 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 3.52 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 17
  17. 2.81 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.64 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.85 km SW of Nash, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.96 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.86 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.66 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 3.110 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.67 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.74 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4207 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.59 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 3.29 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.76 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  31. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  32. 2.03 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 4207 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.59 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  34. 2.66 km WSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.36 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  36. 3.95 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 44
  37. 1.97 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 1.67 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  39. 3.011 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.96 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 2.63 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.12 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.81 km NE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.64 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.97 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.2Kansas · 4205 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.77 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 1.67 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.86 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.85 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 2.16 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.53 km SSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 3.16 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 2.66 km SSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 1.73 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.37 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  59. 1.78 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 3.26 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 200.

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