Kansas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 4 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 23, 2015, 9:49 AM CST (15:49 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 7 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-01-23 15:49:59 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.950° N, 97.620° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 6.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Station coverage gap
67°
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. 3.07 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.05 km NNE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.38 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.64 km SSE of Mayfield, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.42 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.32 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 6
  7. 1.68 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.3Kansas · 4217 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.81 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.64 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 1.59 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 1.82 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4217 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.94 km NNE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4217 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.55 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.82 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.66 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 3.36 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4216 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 26
  19. 1.84 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4216 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.63 km S of Danville, Kansas · 4215 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 2.69 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4215 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  22. 3.02 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4215 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  23. 1.75 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4215 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 1.75 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4215 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  25. 1.71 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4215 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.91 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4215 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  27. 3.37 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4214 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.62 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 4214 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.33 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4214 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 2.67 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4214 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.57 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4214 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 2.513 km NNE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4214 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 1.61 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4214 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 2.71 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4214 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  35. 2.5Oklahoma · 4214 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.91 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4214 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  37. 3.113 km NNE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4214 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.53 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4214 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.60 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4213 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  40. 2.76 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 2.06 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 3.9Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 18
  43. 1.66 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  44. 2.96 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  45. 2.36 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 4213 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  46. 1.66 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 2.16 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4213 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 3.32 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4213 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.66 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4213 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.62 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.84 km ENE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  52. 1.94 km SSE of Mayfield, Kansas · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.56 km NNE of Glencoe, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  54. 2.12 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 2.65 km ENE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 1.61 km SE of Anthony, Kansas · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.11 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.310 km SW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  59. 2.89 km ESE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 4212 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 2.52 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4212 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tipv. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:41 AM UTC.