Kansas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 9 km NNE of Attica, Kansas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Attica, Kansas on Sun, Jul 19, 2015, 3:53 AM CDT (08:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 1 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-07-19 08:53:18 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.321° N, 98.199° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 4.6 km horizontally, 7.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
46°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4046 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.05 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 4046 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 2.91 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.64 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 4045 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4045 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.413 km SSE of Waldron, Kansas · 4045 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.02 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.713 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4045 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.05 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 4044 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.85 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4044 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.28 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4044 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4044 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 2.37 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4044 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 1.98 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4044 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.55 km SSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 4044 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.08 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 4044 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.58 km SSE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4044 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.98 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4044 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4044 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 2.84 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4044 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4044 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.07 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4044 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  23. 2.99 km WSW of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4043 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.77 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4043 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.611 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 4043 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.76 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4043 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 1.52 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 4043 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  28. 1.57 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4043 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.46 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 4043 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.53 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4043 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.73 km SSE of Alva, Oklahoma · 4043 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4042 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  33. 2.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 4042 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 2.84 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4042 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.18 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4042 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.66 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4042 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.27 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4042 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 3.17 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4042 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  39. 2.05 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4042 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  40. 1.98 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4042 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.57 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4042 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 2.37 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4042 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 1.6Kansas · 4042 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  44. 2.01 km NW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4042 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 3.08 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4041 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 1.97 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4041 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.87 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4041 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.58 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4041 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 2.72 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4041 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.07 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4041 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 3.55 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4041 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4041 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  53. 1.67 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4041 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 2.78 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4041 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.17 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4041 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  56. 2.06 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4041 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.96 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 4040 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  58. 2.85 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4040 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4040 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 1.67 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4040 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20002yhm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.