Kansas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 27 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 27 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma on Sun, Feb 4, 2018, 5:21 AM CST (11:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-02-04 11:21:22 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.964° N, 99.361° 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 2.5 km horizontally, 2.6 km in depth
Station coverage gap
196°, 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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3142 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.49 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.88 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.99 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.59 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.79 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 13
  7. 3.128 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3140 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.614 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3137 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 2.412 km NNE of Woodward, Oklahoma · 3135 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.65 km SW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3133 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3131 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.614 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3126 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.83 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3122 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 124
  15. 3.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3119 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.615 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3115 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.022 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3112 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.727 km SSE of Protection, Kansas · 3112 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.822 km NE of Fort Supply, Oklahoma · 3111 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.38 km W of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.16 km WNW of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3109 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  23. 2.79 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3107 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3105 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.914 km SSE of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.614 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3104 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.412 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.613 km WNW of Taloga, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.514 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3102 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.615 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3095 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.815 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3094 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 2.728 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3155 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.615 km WNW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3157 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.64 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3159 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.8Oklahoma · 3159 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.59 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3161 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.77 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.826 km NW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3162 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.525 km NE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3163 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.014 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.927 km ENE of Buffalo, Oklahoma · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.316 km SSW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.513 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3167 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.814 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3168 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3171 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3172 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.717 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3175 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.87 km N of Mooreland, Oklahoma · 3180 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.516 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000cz7a. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.