M3.8 earthquake Kansas
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck in Kansas on Fri, Jun 16, 1989, 9:53 AM CDT (14:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mblg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1989-06-16 14:53:53 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.143° N, 99.457° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.78 km N of Ellis, Kansas · 13592 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.47 km SSW of Zurich, Kansas · 13585 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayKansas earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003wb0. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC.