Kansas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 1 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 1 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Wed, Oct 18, 2017, 12:37 PM CDT (17:37 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 6 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2017-10-18 17:37:12 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.914° N, 97.654° 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, 3.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
48°
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: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.711 km E of Belle Plaine, KS · 3260 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 9
  2. 2.31 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.58 km SSE of Spivey, Kansas · 3260 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.89 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.41 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3259 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.97 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3259 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.93 km W of Byron, Oklahoma · 3258 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.36 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3258 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.66 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3258 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3257 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.48 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3257 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.81 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3256 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.58 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3256 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.71 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3255 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.36 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3254 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 3.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3254 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.87 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3254 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.38 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 3252 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.31 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3249 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.05 km E of Harper, Kansas · 3249 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.56 km N of Dover, Oklahoma · 3248 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  23. 2.69 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3247 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.52 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 3247 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 3.12 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3247 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  26. 3.7Oklahoma · 3246 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.73 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3246 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 3.43 km W of Byron, Oklahoma · 3246 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3246 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.83 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3246 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 3.13 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3245 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 3.09 km W of Orlando, Oklahoma · 3245 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.58 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3245 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 3.04 km ENE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 3245 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.73 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.59 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3242 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  37. 3.21 km SE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3242 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  38. 1.64 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3241 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.64 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3241 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.64 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3241 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 3.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3240 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 17
  42. 2.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3240 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.74 km NW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3240 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 3.210 km N of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3239 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  45. 2.94 km W of Amorita, Oklahoma · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 2.63 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3239 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.52 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3239 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.711 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3238 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 2.57 km NE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3237 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 2.47 km ENE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3237 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 2.210 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3237 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.93 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3237 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 2.36 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3237 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 2.63 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3236 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.56 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 3235 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.58 km NE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3235 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.71 km NNW of Milan, Kansas · 3234 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 3.52 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3233 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 11
  59. 3.37 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3232 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.58 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3232 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 1.77 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 3262 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.05 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3262 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.57 km SE of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3263 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 3263 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 3263 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.22 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3265 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 1.82 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3266 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.76 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3268 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.87 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3268 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 3.111 km SSE of Spivey, Kansas · 3268 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.76 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3268 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.85 km E of Harper, Kansas · 3269 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.52 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.15 km E of Harper, Kansas · 3270 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.85 km E of Harper, Kansas · 3271 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.64 km NNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3271 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.55 km E of Harper, Kansas · 3271 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 2.85 km E of Harper, Kansas · 3271 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 6
  20. 2.73 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000atsj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:44 PM UTC.