Kansas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 10 km N of Caldwell, Kansas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 10 km N of Caldwell, Kansas on Sun, Dec 6, 2015, 6:43 PM CST (00:43 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 11 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Dec 6, 2015, 6:43 PM CST
UTC: 2015-12-07 00:43:39 UTC
Depth: 4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.128° N, 97.619° 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 1.8 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.20
Station coverage gap: 77°
Stations used: 42

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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 us100044iu (also filed as ismpkansas70160168, ismpkansas70160168). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.