Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 27 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 27 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma on Sat, Sep 9, 2017, 5:19 PM CDT (22:19 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 9 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-09-09 22:19:40 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.950° N, 99.325° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
241°, 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: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.79 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3301 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.41 km SSE of Chester, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.91 km S of Chester, Oklahoma · 3299 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.01 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3298 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.41 km ESE of Chester, Oklahoma · 3298 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.01 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3297 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3296 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3292 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.115 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3291 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.415 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3291 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3291 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.515 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3291 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.89 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3290 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.91 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3289 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.65 km ESE of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3285 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.527 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3283 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.55 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3282 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3280 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3278 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  21. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  23. 3.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3276 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3275 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3274 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3269 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  27. 3.07 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3267 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.526 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3266 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3266 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  30. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3265 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3263 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.31 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3262 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  33. 2.93 km W of Byron, Oklahoma · 3260 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3257 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.923 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3256 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
  36. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3253 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  37. 3.31 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3251 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3249 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.712 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3248 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 3.7Oklahoma · 3248 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.43 km W of Byron, Oklahoma · 3247 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  42. 3.13 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3247 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  43. 2.73 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3246 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 2.52 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3303 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3307 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3307 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.626 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3312 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.59 km E of Mutual, Oklahoma · 3312 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.56 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3312 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.919 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3316 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.426 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3316 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.810 km SE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3316 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.327 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3318 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3319 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3324 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  13. 3.128 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3326 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.126 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3326 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  15. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3328 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.721 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3330 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.016 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3330 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3331 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000aj2g. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:06 AM UTC.