Kansas earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 0 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 0 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Sun, Jan 24, 2016, 4:01 AM CST (10:01 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-01-24 10:01:40 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.932° N, 97.648° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
17
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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USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

17 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique normal
Moment magnitude
3.5 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 10°, dip 80°, rake -50°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 112°, dip 41°, rake -165°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 6.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
82°
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 us10004gqe. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.