Kansas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 3 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 3 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma on Wed, Aug 23, 2023, 6:54 AM CDT (11:54 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 10 km NW of Pawnee, 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
2023-08-23 11:54:51 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.943° N, 97.686° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1129 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.62 km SE of Perry, Oklahoma · 1127 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  3. 2.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1126 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 1.56 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1124 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1107 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.710 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1107 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.810 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1106 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1105 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.3Oklahoma · 1103 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.85 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1095 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.08 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1094 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.69 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1091 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.18 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1090 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.74 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1087 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.55 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1083 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  21. 1.65 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1082 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.60 km ESE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 1078 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.12 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1138 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.71 km WNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 1142 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.5Oklahoma · 1149 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.415 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 1149 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.54 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1165 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2023qmlf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC.