Kansas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 0 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 0 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Thu, Oct 27, 2022, 2:41 PM CDT (19:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km SW of Danville, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-10-27 19:41:58 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.924° N, 97.649° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
74

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 1429 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.62 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1428 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.62 km ESE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 1428 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.311 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1426 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.312 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 1426 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1426 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1423 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1420 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.55 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1419 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.65 km NNW of Morrison, Oklahoma · 1416 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.76 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1415 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.95 km NW of Mulhall, Oklahoma · 1415 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.90 km WNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1411 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.32 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1410 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.8Oklahoma · 1410 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 1.55 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1406 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.86 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1404 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.84 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1403 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.54 km WSW of Danville, Kansas · 1402 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.75 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1400 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1392 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.61 km NNE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  24. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1388 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 3.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1387 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  26. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1387 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1387 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 3.28 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 1386 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.36 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 1384 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.43 km W of Danville, Kansas · 1384 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  31. 2.4Kansas · 1380 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.3Kansas · 1380 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.46 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1431 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.1Oklahoma · 1431 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.312 km NW of Hazelton, Kansas · 1431 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.16 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1434 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.96 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1434 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.96 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1435 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.76 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1436 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.610 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1442 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1445 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.0Oklahoma · 1448 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.77 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1451 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 1.66 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1453 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.913 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1454 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.56 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 1455 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.8Oklahoma · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 2.8Oklahoma · 1457 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  17. 3.12 km ESE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.4Oklahoma · 1460 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2022vbuk (also filed as us7000iks9). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:44 AM UTC.