Kansas earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 4 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Thu, Jan 15, 2015, 12:47 PM CST (18:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 4 km W of Freeport, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-01-15 18:47:20 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.952° N, 97.615° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
6
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
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Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.1 km horizontally, 6.3 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

  1. 1.92 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.82 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.33 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.19 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4224 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 7
  5. 2.33 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.86 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4224 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.63 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.76 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.52 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 14
  10. 1.63 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4224 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 2.65 km NNW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4224 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.73 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4223 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.76 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4223 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.66 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4223 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.51 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4222 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.51 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4222 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 2.54 km SSE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.04 km SSE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.24 km SSE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 10
  20. 1.78 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4222 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.76 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 8
  22. 2.55 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.96 km N of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 45
  24. 2.514 km NNE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4222 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  25. 2.610 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 4222 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 2.84 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 4222 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4222 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.62 km ENE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4221 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 3.49 km W of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4221 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 7
  30. 2.512 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4221 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.84 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4221 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 31
  32. 2.12 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4221 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.03 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4221 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.94 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4221 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.94 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4221 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.68 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4221 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  37. 1.63 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4221 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.85 km SE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.612 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.612 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.55 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4220 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 1.92 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4220 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.612 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  44. 2.93 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4220 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.89 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.56 km SW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4220 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  47. 2.89 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.68 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.85 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.811 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.79 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 3.19 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.67 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  54. 1.611 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 1.91 km N of Harper, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.66 km E of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 1.77 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  58. 2.14 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 2.61 km ESE of Harper, Kansas · 4219 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.72 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4219 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tg6m. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.