Kansas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 4 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas on Sun, Sep 20, 2015, 6:17 AM CDT (11:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.0 (ml), minor
Local time: Sun, Sep 20, 2015, 6:17 AM CDT
UTC: 2015-09-20 11:17:52 UTC
Depth: 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.050° N, 97.915° W
Region: Kansas
Felt reports: 3
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 4.4 km horizontally, 7.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.11
Station coverage gap: 73°
Stations used: 37

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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

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003m5y (also filed as ismpkansas70137108). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.