Kansas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 27 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 27 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma on Wed, Sep 27, 2017, 11:34 PM CDT (04:34 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 16 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-09-28 04:34:55 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.964° N, 99.360° 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 3.2 km horizontally, 3.1 km in depth
Station coverage gap
194°, 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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.55 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3283 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3280 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3278 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3276 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3275 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3269 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.07 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3268 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.526 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3267 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3266 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3265 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3264 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.31 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3262 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.93 km W of Byron, Oklahoma · 3260 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3257 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.923 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3256 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  20. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3254 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  21. 3.31 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3251 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3249 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.712 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3248 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 3.7Oklahoma · 3248 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  25. 3.43 km W of Byron, Oklahoma · 3247 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  26. 3.13 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3247 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 2.73 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3246 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 2.94 km W of Amorita, Oklahoma · 3241 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 2.63 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3241 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.57 km NE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 2.47 km ENE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3239 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.63 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3238 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3237 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.58 km NE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3236 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.626 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3235 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 2.526 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3235 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  37. 3.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3235 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.66 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3232 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.45 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3232 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 3.14 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3232 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.36 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3231 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.64 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3225 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.76 km WSW of Seiling, Oklahoma · 3225 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  44. 2.85 km SE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3224 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 2.65 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3286 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.91 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3289 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3291 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3291 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3291 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.115 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3291 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3292 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3296 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.01 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3297 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.41 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 3298 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.01 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.91 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.41 km SSE of Chester, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.79 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3301 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 2.627 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3301 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.52 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3303 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  18. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3307 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3307 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 2.626 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3312 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000avr7. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.