Kansas earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 8 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas on Thu, Jul 17, 2014, 5:40 AM CDT (10:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 9 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.6 (mb_lg), minor
Local time: Thu, Jul 17, 2014, 5:40 AM CDT
UTC: 2014-07-17 10:40:43 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.122° N, 97.792° W
Region: Kansas
Felt reports: 12
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

12 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.05
Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 25°
Stations used: 96

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000rtnr (also filed as ismpkansas70023113). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.