Kansas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Thu, Jan 22, 2015, 1:39 AM CST (07:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-01-22 07:39:48 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.896° N, 97.579° 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 2.0 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap
54°
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. 2.63 km ENE of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.86 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.73 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.92 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.62 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.5Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.57 km N of Hunter, OK · 4218 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 1.91 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.510 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.78 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4218 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.910 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.610 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.61 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.71 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4218 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 2.31 km WSW of Stillwater, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.912 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.11 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.51 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.76 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 3.05 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.74 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 73
  23. 2.74 km NNE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  24. 3.17 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.01 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.47 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.50 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.34 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  29. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.15 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  31. 2.88 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 3.07 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 3.05 km NNE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.38 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4216 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.64 km SSE of Mayfield, Kansas · 4216 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 2.42 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  37. 3.32 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 6
  38. 1.68 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.3Kansas · 4216 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  40. 1.81 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4216 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.64 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4216 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 1.59 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4216 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.82 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4216 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.94 km NNE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4215 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.55 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4215 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.82 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 4215 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.66 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4215 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 3.36 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4215 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 26
  50. 1.84 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4215 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.63 km S of Danville, Kansas · 4214 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  52. 2.69 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4214 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  53. 3.02 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4214 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
  54. 1.75 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4214 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.75 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4214 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.71 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4213 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  57. 2.91 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4213 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  58. 3.37 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.62 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.33 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4213 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tiea. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC.