Kansas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 3 km ESE of Waldron, Kansas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Waldron, Kansas on Fri, Jan 30, 2015, 11:17 PM CST (05:17 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 8 km NE of Cherokee, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2015-01-31 05:17:23 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.994° N, 98.149° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.7 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
37

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 201 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000tkk4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.