Kansas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 26 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 26 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma on Sat, Oct 14, 2017, 11:06 AM CDT (16:06 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-10-14 16:06:11 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.965° N, 99.375° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 5.4 km in depth
Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3265 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3264 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3262 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.31 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.93 km W of Byron, Oklahoma · 3258 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3256 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.923 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3255 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  9. 3.31 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3249 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3248 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.712 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3247 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.7Oklahoma · 3246 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.43 km W of Byron, Oklahoma · 3246 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  14. 3.13 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3245 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.73 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.94 km W of Amorita, Oklahoma · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.63 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3239 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.57 km NE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3237 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.47 km ENE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3237 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.63 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3236 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3235 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  22. 2.58 km NE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3235 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.626 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3233 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 2.526 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3233 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  25. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3233 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.66 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3230 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.45 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3230 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.14 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3230 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.36 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3229 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.64 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3223 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.76 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3223 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.85 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3223 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.48 km ENE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3220 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 3.015 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3218 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  36. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3217 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3215 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 3.05 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3214 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.518 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3213 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.513 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 3212 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  41. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.64 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3210 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 3.31 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3208 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 3.52 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3208 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  45. 2.97 km NNE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3207 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.07 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3266 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3267 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3273 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3274 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3275 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3275 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3275 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  8. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3275 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3276 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3278 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.55 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.527 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3281 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.65 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3284 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 2.91 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3287 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3289 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.115 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000asur. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:56 PM UTC.