Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas on Sun, Apr 27, 2014, 5:46 PM CDT (22:46 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 9 km E of Medford, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2014-04-27 22:46:02 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.207° N, 97.903° 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
±0.09
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.612 km NNE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4531 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.99 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 4530 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.67 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 4530 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 2.75 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4529 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.16 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4529 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  6. 3.07 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4529 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.44 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4528 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4528 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.84 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4528 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.65 km SW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4528 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.66 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4526 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 5
  12. 2.88 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4524 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.64 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4524 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.54 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 4524 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.83 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4524 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.94 km SSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4523 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.64 km SW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4522 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.24 km SSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4521 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.54 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4520 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.53 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4520 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.51 km W of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4520 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.53 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4520 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.12 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4519 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 2.8Oklahoma · 4519 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 3.94 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4519 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 57
  26. 2.75 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4518 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 3.05 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4518 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 3.02 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4517 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  29. 2.09 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4516 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 2.310 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4516 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 2.311 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4516 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.79 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4516 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.49 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4516 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  34. 2.110 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4516 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 2.85 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4515 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  36. 3.1Oklahoma · 4514 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 1.66 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4514 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 3.36 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 4514 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.52 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 4513 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 2.511 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4512 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 1.64 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4511 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 2.84 km NE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4511 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  43. 1.54 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4511 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 1.56 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4510 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 3.05 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4510 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.31 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4510 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 2.66 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4508 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.811 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4507 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  49. 1.71 km NW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4507 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  50. 1.90 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4507 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.90 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4507 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  52. 2.0Kansas · 4507 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.89 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4507 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.10 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4507 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.60 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4507 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 2.50 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4507 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  57. 2.50 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4507 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.80 km NW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4507 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 2.10 km WNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4506 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.50 km NNW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4506 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 2.812 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4531 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.76 km NNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4533 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.54 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4533 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.25 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4534 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.55 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4534 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.25 km SW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4534 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 11
  7. 3.16 km NNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 4535 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.65 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4536 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.84 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4536 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.58 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4536 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.74 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4536 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.26 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4537 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.53 km SE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4538 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.95 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4539 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.96 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4540 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.63 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4541 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  17. 2.94 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4546 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.66 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4548 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 2.97 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4550 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  20. 3.46 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4552 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 8

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000q1p1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.