Kansas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Kansas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Kansas on Wed, Nov 12, 2014, 6:08 PM CST (00:08 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
ISMPKANSAS
Local time
UTC
2014-11-13 00:08:40 UTC
Depth
4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.277° N, 97.632° 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.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.75 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4344 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.59 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4344 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.52 km E of Milan, Kansas · 4344 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.62 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4344 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.87 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4344 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.24 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4344 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.14 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4344 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.26 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4344 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 15
  10. 1.88 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4344 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.67 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4344 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.45 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4344 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.83 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4344 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.62 km E of Milan, Kansas · 4344 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.76 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.56 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 2.04 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4343 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.74 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.35 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  20. 3.05 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.57 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 3.15 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 3.05 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.57 km SE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.44 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4343 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  26. 1.73 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4343 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.56 km N of Hillsdale, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 3.66 km SE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 18
  29. 2.57 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.67 km N of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 1.95 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4343 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  32. 2.14 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4343 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  33. 2.57 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4343 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 1.64 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4342 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 2.04 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4342 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.511 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4342 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 2.56 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4342 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.12 km ESE of Milan, Kansas · 4342 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.55 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4342 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 3.86 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4342 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 37
  41. 2.05 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4342 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.55 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4342 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.75 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4342 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 3.47 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4342 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.91 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 4342 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 2.81 km WNW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4341 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  47. 1.84 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4341 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  48. 1.65 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4341 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 2.61 km S of Nash, Oklahoma · 4341 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 2.05 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4341 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.45 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4341 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.75 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4341 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  53. 2.25 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4341 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.74 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4341 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  55. 3.12 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4341 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 7
  56. 2.65 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4341 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 2.77 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4341 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 2.76 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4341 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 1.55 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4341 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.60 km NW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4341 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.04 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.86 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.54 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.85 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.64 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 1.74 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 1.84 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.03 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.75 km ENE of Milan, KS · 4345 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.04 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 4.94 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2,299
  12. 3.16 km SW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 10
  13. 2.24 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.76 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.08 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 2.97 km SW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
  17. 2.86 km SSE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4345 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.95 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.03 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.03 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4345 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ismpkansas70051533. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.