Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Mon, Jan 26, 2015, 11:12 AM CST (17:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 9 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-01-26 17:12:29 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.943° N, 97.623° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 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 2.1 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
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. 2.310 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.89 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.52 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.32 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.710 km S of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4211 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.83 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.13 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.73 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4211 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.63 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.57 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.18 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 8
  12. 1.77 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.87 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.99 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.16 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.67 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.62 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.12 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.99 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.86 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 1.76 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.76 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4210 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.69 km SSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.74 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  26. 3.52 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 17
  27. 2.81 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4209 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.64 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4209 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  30. 2.85 km SW of Nash, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.96 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.86 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 2.66 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 3.110 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.67 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 1.74 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.59 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 3.29 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  40. 2.76 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  41. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.03 km ENE of Anthony, Kansas · 4208 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.59 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4208 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.66 km WSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.36 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  46. 3.95 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 44
  47. 1.97 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.67 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  49. 3.011 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.96 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  52. 2.63 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 2.12 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.81 km NE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.64 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  56. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 1.97 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.2Kansas · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.77 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  60. 1.67 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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