Kansas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Fri, Oct 15, 2021, 1:06 PM CDT (18:06 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 5 km NE of Braman, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-15 18:06:29 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.943° N, 97.680° 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
±0.15
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.05 km NE of Braman, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.99 km ENE of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1800 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.06 km NE of Norwich, Kansas · 1797 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.71 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.94 km NE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.34 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 1.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.52 km NW of McConnell AFB, Kansas · 1794 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 183
  11. 1.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1793 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1793 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.08 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.68 km E of Orlando, Oklahoma · 1790 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.63 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 2.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1789 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.64 km ENE of Waukomis, Oklahoma · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.52 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1776 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  28. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  29. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  30. 1.85 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1772 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  32. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1764 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 2.29 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1763 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  36. 1.79 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1762 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  37. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 1.89 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 2.09 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1761 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.32 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  41. 1.810 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1760 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  42. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1759 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  43. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1757 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.37 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1753 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.76 km W of Ringwood, Oklahoma · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  47. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.77 km SW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.64 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  50. 2.0Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 1.95 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.84 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 1.75 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1746 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 1.82 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.63 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.916 km E of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.55 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1807 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.99 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1809 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.42 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.63 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.33 km NNW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.72 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.74 km SSE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1818 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 1.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1819 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.62 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021uftf. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:19 AM UTC.