Kansas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Wed, Jun 22, 2016, 11:38 PM CDT (04:38 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-06-23 04:38:10 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.936° N, 97.714° 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 2.1 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
46°
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. 1.85 km W of Argonia, Kansas · 3736 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.7Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.612 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.35 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.98 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.68 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.28 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 3.39 km N of Harper, Kansas · 3734 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.510 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.71 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.48 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.88 km ESE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.54 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.83 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.72 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.56 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.66 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 2.89 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  21. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.94 km SW of Perry, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.96 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.69 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.810 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 2.0Kansas · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 2.812 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  28. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  29. 2.16 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  30. 2.612 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  32. 3.510 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.67 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.517 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 1.6Kansas · 3729 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 2.5Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 2.55 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  38. 2.64 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.94 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.38 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.5Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.7Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  43. 1.99 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3727 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 3.06 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.06 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  46. 2.78 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 9
  47. 3.05 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.88 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3726 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  49. 2.617 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.56 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.62 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3725 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.5Kansas · 3725 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  53. 2.67 km S of Perry, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.512 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  55. 1.98 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3723 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.14 km NNE of Freeport, Kansas · 3723 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 3.016 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  58. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  59. 3.27 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 3.03 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006661. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:34 PM UTC.