Kansas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 7 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 7 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas on Tue, May 5, 2015, 10:04 AM CDT (15:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 3 km SW of Danville, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
ISMPKANSAS
Local time
UTC
2015-05-05 15:04:05 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.213° N, 97.987° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
12

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km SSE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.93 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4169 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.96 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4169 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.54 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4169 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.94 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4169 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.54 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.53 km WSW of Harper, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.09 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.112 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.87 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.22 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.63 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.6Kansas · 4168 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.13 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.64 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.84 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.74 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 3.512 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.64 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.44 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.71 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  22. 2.0Kansas · 4168 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.64 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.46 km WNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.612 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4168 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.01 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.57 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.28 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4168 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  29. 2.6Kansas · 4167 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.27 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4167 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  31. 1.85 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4167 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 1.87 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.612 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 2.57 km SSW of Lahoma, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.95 km SSE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4167 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  36. 3.06 km N of Anthony, KS · 4167 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 3.56 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4166 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  38. 1.64 km SW of Harper, Kansas · 4166 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 4166 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.73 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 4166 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  41. 2.52 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4166 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  42. 3.02 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4166 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 3.11 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4166 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 2.35 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4165 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  45. 2.75 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 4165 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  46. 2.011 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4165 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  47. 1.75 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4165 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  48. 1.53 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4165 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 3.07 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4165 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 5
  50. 1.71 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 4165 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 2.76 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4165 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 3.12 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4165 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 2.04 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4165 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  54. 3.37 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4165 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.56 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.66 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  57. 2.72 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 3.34 km SSW of Alva, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 6
  59. 2.56 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4164 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  60. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4164 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

  1. 2.06 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.74 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4169 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.67 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4169 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.87 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.07 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.83 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.77 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.86 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.63 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.55 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.02 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.97 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4170 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.83 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4170 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.62 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 4171 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 3.511 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 11
  16. 1.96 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.82 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 4171 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.07 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4171 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.75 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4171 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.96 km WNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4171 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ismpkansas70101413. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC.