Kansas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 3 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 3 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Wed, Feb 25, 2015, 11:30 AM CST (17:30 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2015-02-25 17:30:38 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.947° N, 97.628° 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

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Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 6.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap
66°
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

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tt5g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC.