Kansas earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 2 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas on Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 12:48 AM CDT (05:48 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 6 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.5 (mb_lg), minor
Local time: Mon, Mar 16, 2015, 12:48 AM CDT
UTC: 2015-03-16 05:48:27 UTC
Depth: 8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.211° N, 97.880° W
Region: Kansas
Felt reports: 17
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

17 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 2.9 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.04
Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 15°
Stations used: 143

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

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10001mps (also filed as ismpkansas70084053). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:20 PM UTC.