Kansas earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 4 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Fri, Feb 13, 2015, 11:42 AM CST (17:42 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 11 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-02-13 17:42:40 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.952° N, 97.624° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
5
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

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

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
3.4 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 288°, dip 50°, rake -94°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 115°, dip 40°, rake -85°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
68°
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

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000tp50. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.