Kansas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km S of Anthony, Kansas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km S of Anthony, Kansas on Fri, Oct 23, 2015, 9:41 AM CDT (14:41 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 4 km SW of Lambert, 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
2015-10-23 14:41:35 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.093° N, 98.035° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
19

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. 2.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3998 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.67 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3998 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.64 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.23 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 6
  5. 1.57 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3997 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.82 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3997 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.53 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.08 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3997 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.25 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.55 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.64 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3997 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 2.6Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.9Oklahoma · 3997 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.56 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.55 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.66 km WSW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.81 km NNE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.4Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.69 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.55 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 2.08 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3995 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  22. 3.41 km NNE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 13
  23. 1.58 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3995 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 2.58 km S of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 2.711 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.68 km SSE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 2.520 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3995 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 3.310 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3995 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  29. 3.610 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3995 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 14
  30. 2.59 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3994 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 3.4Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.85 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.612 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3994 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 7
  34. 1.78 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3994 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 1.58 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3994 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 3.37 km SE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.59 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3994 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 2.07 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.511 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 2.88 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  41. 3.18 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 2.56 km NNE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3993 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.69 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 3.014 km SE of Billings, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  45. 2.24 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  46. 2.04 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  47. 2.79 km ENE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  48. 2.85 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.54 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3992 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.811 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 1.911 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.77 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 2.34 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.84 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3992 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  56. 3.412 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 36
  57. 1.89 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 3.13 km SSE of Alva, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 7
  59. 2.75 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 3991 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  60. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3991 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 2.83 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3998 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.64 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 3998 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 2.24 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 3998 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.77 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.97 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.53 km SW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.68 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.16 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4000 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.05 km W of Mayfield, Kansas · 4000 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.69 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 4000 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.77 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4000 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 1.78 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 4000 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.58 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4000 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.78 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 4000 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4000 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.63 km SW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 4001 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.66 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 4001 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.86 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 4001 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.36 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 4001 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ismpkansas70146413. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:48 PM UTC.