Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 1 km SE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Tue, Mar 27, 2018, 2:23 PM CDT (19:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-03-27 19:23:58 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.919° N, 97.647° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Station coverage gap
49°
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: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 141.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000d9rl. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:24 PM UTC.