Kansas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 0 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 0 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Sat, Apr 30, 2022, 3:12 PM CDT (20:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 6 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Local time
UTC
2022-04-30 20:12:19 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.927° N, 97.651° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
91°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1614 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.82 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1612 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.62 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1612 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.52 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1612 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.52 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1612 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.52 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1612 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.73 km SE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1607 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.97 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1607 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.67 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1607 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.96 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1607 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.27 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1607 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.36 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.26 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1606 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.6Oklahoma · 1600 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.76 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1598 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.25 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1597 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1597 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1596 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1596 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.37 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1595 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.17 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1595 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.7Oklahoma · 1595 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1594 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1594 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.611 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.65 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1587 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1583 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  28. 1.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1581 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1577 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  30. 1.910 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1577 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1574 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1573 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 1.61 km N of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1573 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 3.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1571 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.27 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1571 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 1.711 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1571 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.77 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1570 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  38. 1.96 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1568 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  39. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1565 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 1.55 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1564 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.25 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1564 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 2.1Oklahoma · 1564 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1564 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  44. 1.95 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 1562 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1559 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.0Oklahoma · 1557 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1619 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1619 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.97 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1619 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.72 km NW of Covington, Oklahoma · 1626 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1631 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.86 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1631 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.71 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1633 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.110 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1634 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1634 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.010 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 1638 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1639 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022ikyw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.