Kansas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Kansas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Kansas on Sat, Apr 4, 2015, 3:12 PM CDT (20:12 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6 km NNW of Sun City, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
ISMPKANSAS
Local time
UTC
2015-04-04 20:12:00 UTC
Depth
2.6 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.212° N, 97.898° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
84°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 2.76 km NW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.66 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.84 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 2.25 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.85 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.611 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.05 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 1.82 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.212 km W of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 4198 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.64 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.64 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.72 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4198 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 2.54 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4198 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 2.75 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4198 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 1.65 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.74 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4198 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.06 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4197 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.94 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4197 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.85 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4197 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.56 km SW of Marland, Oklahoma · 4197 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.57 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4197 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 1.55 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4197 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 3.97 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4197 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 35
  24. 3.17 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4197 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  25. 1.75 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4197 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.85 km ESE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4197 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  27. 1.75 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4197 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  28. 2.85 km SSE of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4197 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.910 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4197 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 2.17 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4196 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  31. 3.15 km ESE of Enid, Oklahoma · 4196 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 47
  32. 2.07 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4196 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 1.97 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4196 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.67 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4196 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.78 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4196 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.67 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 4196 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 3.38 km E of Byron, Oklahoma · 4196 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 2.15 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4196 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  39. 1.88 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4195 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.88 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4195 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 2.63 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4195 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 1.75 km NW of Caldwell, Kansas · 4195 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 2.68 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4195 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.77 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4195 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  45. 2.05 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4195 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  46. 1.54 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4195 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  47. 2.37 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4195 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 2.03 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 4195 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.77 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4195 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.611 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4195 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  51. 2.86 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4195 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  52. 1.912 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4195 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 2.07 km SW of Anthony, Kansas · 4194 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.53 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4194 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.03 km W of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4194 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  56. 2.56 km SSE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4194 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 2.312 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 4194 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 2.53 km E of Amorita, Oklahoma · 4194 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4194 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  60. 1.9Kansas · 4194 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.85 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 1.95 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.66 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.55 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.73 km S of Danville, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.93 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.55 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 1.53 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.74 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4199 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.93 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.02 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.42 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.52 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4199 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.410 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.43 km S of Harper, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.35 km S of Goltry, Oklahoma · 4200 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.82 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 1.71 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 4200 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ismpkansas70090313. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:07 AM UTC.