Kansas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 2, 2015, 1:27 AM CST (07:27 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 5 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-01-02 07:27:57 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.970° N, 97.707° W
Region
Kansas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.1 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
73°
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 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 199 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.910 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.52 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.92 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.15 km ESE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4287 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.82 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.72 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 1.84 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.82 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.82 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.12 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 1.71 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.72 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 1.6Kansas · 4287 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.67 km NNW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4287 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  18. 1.54 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4287 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 2.61 km N of Aline, Oklahoma · 4287 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.96 km W of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4286 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.510 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4286 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 3.48 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4286 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 3.47 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4286 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  24. 3.06 km SSE of Byron, OK · 4286 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.54 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4286 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.84 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4286 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  27. 1.56 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4286 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.613 km NNE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4286 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 2.02 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4286 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  30. 1.64 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4285 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.44 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4285 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 3.54 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4285 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 8
  33. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4285 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 2.65 km NNE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4285 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.03 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4285 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 1.76 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4285 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 1.63 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4285 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 1.92 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4285 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.75 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4285 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 1.67 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4285 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  41. 2.85 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4285 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.04 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4285 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  43. 2.65 km SSW of Harper, Kansas · 4285 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  44. 3.5Oklahoma · 4284 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  45. 3.0Kansas · 4284 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 3.13 km ESE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4284 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.64 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4284 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 1.81 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4284 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  49. 1.82 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4284 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.91 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4284 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  51. 2.25 km WSW of Danville, Kansas · 4284 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  52. 2.94 km WSW of Danville, Kansas · 4284 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  53. 3.63 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4284 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 8
  54. 2.74 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4284 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 2.93 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4284 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  56. 3.64 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4284 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 47
  57. 2.613 km WSW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4284 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.62 km E of Milan, Kansas · 4284 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  59. 2.96 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4284 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  60. 2.65 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4284 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.610 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4288 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.15 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.810 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4288 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 2.54 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4288 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.75 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.14 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4288 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.94 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4288 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.94 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4288 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.62 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4288 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 7
  11. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4288 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.111 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4288 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.611 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4288 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 1.713 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 4289 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.55 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 3.07 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4289 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.43 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4289 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.13 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4289 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 1.6Kansas · 4289 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.63 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4289 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tcyb. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 7:43 PM UTC.