Kansas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas on Sat, Feb 28, 2015, 2:44 AM CST (08:44 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 11 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (mb_lg), micro
Local time: Sat, Feb 28, 2015, 2:44 AM CST
UTC: 2015-02-28 08:44:05 UTC
Depth: 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.092° N, 97.842° 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 V, moderate shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 2.3 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 52°
Stations used: 39

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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

The first 60 of at least 202.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000ttyc (also filed as ismpkansas70079123). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC.