Kansas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 2 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Fri, Oct 8, 2021, 1:12 PM CDT (18:12 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km NW of McConnell AFB, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-08 18:12:01 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.946° N, 97.675° 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 I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
88

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1808 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.916 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.82 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.92 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1803 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.05 km NE of Braman, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.99 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.06 km NE of Norwich, Kansas · 1797 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.71 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.94 km NE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.34 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.52 km NW of McConnell AFB, Kansas · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 183
  18. 1.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 2.08 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.68 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 3.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  24. 1.63 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.64 km ENE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.52 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 2.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  31. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1776 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  35. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1775 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1771 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  46. 2.09 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.32 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.810 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  49. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  51. 2.37 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.76 km W of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 1.63 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.33 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.72 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.74 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.62 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 1.52 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1822 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 1.83 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 2.50 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.77 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
  19. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021tsyw (also filed as us6000ft2i). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:23 AM UTC.