Kansas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 4 km NE of Milan, Kansas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Milan, Kansas on Sat, Feb 15, 2014, 5:20 PM CST (23:20 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 3 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-02-15 23:20:46 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.292° N, 97.645° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 64 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.78 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 4608 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.77 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4607 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.23 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4604 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 2.67 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4602 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.04 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4599 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.49 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4599 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  7. 3.05 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4599 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.48 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 4598 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.87 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 4595 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.09 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 4595 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.6Oklahoma · 4591 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 2.96 km NNW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4590 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.53 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4590 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 2.78 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 4586 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.84 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4586 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 3.32 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4586 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 6
  17. 2.75 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4585 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.63 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4585 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 2.91 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4585 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.57 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4585 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 3.22 km SSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4585 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.72 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4585 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  23. 2.55 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4584 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 2.98 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4583 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 2.97 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4583 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  26. 2.72 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 4582 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
  27. 2.97 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4582 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.88 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4582 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.98 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4582 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 3.07 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4582 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 3.73 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4582 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 25
  32. 2.55 km NNW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 4581 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.74 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 4579 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.59 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4579 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 3.14 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4579 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.88 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4578 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 3.18 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4578 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 3.32 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4577 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.58 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4577 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  40. 2.89 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4577 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  41. 3.03 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4576 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 7
  42. 2.82 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4575 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 3.02 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4575 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 6
  44. 3.08 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4575 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.8Oklahoma · 4575 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 3.36 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4575 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  47. 2.78 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4575 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  48. 2.73 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4575 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 5
  49. 2.56 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4574 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 2.78 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4573 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  51. 2.60 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4573 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.87 km NNW of Harper, Kansas · 4569 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  53. 2.78 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4567 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
  54. 3.36 km NNE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4565 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 2.92 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4564 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  56. 3.13 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4563 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 2.85 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4563 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.71 km WSW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4562 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.75 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4562 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.55 km NE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4561 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

The first 60 of 64.

Before

  1. 2.53 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4613 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.49 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4613 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.59 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4614 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.06 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 4615 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 2.83 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4616 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  6. 3.35 km E of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4619 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  7. 3.53 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4620 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 10
  8. 3.38 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4621 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  9. 3.610 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4623 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 34
  10. 2.97 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4623 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.75 km NE of Hillsdale, Oklahoma · 4623 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.12 km WSW of Jet, Oklahoma · 4625 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000mt94. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.