Kansas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 0 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 0 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 4:26 PM CDT (21:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2020-10-08 21:26:05 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.929° N, 97.652° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.610 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2183 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2182 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.79 km NNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.63 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2181 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.02 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 1.53 km WSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.26 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.68 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.74 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.73 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.58 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.97 km NE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2175 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  25. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 1.52 km WSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2173 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.87 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2173 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 2.86 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 2172 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  29. 1.73 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  30. 3.23 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  31. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2171 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 3.19 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 8
  35. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 2.110 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  39. 1.710 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 1.88 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 2.48 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.14 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 2170 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.58 km NNW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.310 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.09 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 1.810 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 3.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  52. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  53. 2.18 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  55. 3.37 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 8
  56. 1.55 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.56 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2169 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  58. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.97 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2168 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2167 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 1.96 km NW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2184 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.510 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.79 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2186 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.54 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2186 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 2.39 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.71 km NW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 2.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.1Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.313 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.03 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.66 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.611 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2195 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020tvau. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.