M2.7 earthquake 4 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Fri, Jan 30, 2015, 9:53 AM CST (15:53 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-01-30 15:53:31 UTC
- Depth
- 6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.949° 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 I, not felt shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.5 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
- 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
- 2.36 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
- 3.95 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 44
- 1.97 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.67 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4207 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.011 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.96 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.63 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.12 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
- 2.81 km NE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
- 2.64 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.77 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.97 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.2Kansas · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.77 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.67 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.86 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.85 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.16 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4206 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.53 km SSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.16 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4206 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.66 km SSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.73 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.37 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.78 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.26 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
- 2.21 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.51 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.79 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4205 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.25 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.74 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.713 km ESE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
- 1.83 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
- 2.57 km E of Nash, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.73 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.55 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
- 3.69 km NW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 34
- 3.27 km ENE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
- 1.911 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.53 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4204 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.04 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4204 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.04 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4203 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
- 3.44 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4203 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 6
- 1.51 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4203 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.12 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4203 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4203 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.72 km NE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4203 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
- 2.57 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4203 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.72 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4203 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.06 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4203 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.72 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4203 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.39 km ENE of Perry, Oklahoma · 4203 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 13
- 2.94 km NNE of Billings, Oklahoma · 4203 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4203 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.55 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4203 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.85 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 4202 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.76 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4202 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
- 3.46 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 4202 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
- 2.01 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4202 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tkct. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:49 AM UTC.