Kansas earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6 km S of Anthony, Kansas

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km S of Anthony, Kansas on Wed, Jan 6, 2016, 1:32 PM CST (19:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 15 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-01-06 19:32:04 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.094° N, 98.035° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
18

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

  1. 3.115 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.6Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.97 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.716 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.82 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3870 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.89 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3870 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.611 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3869 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 2.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 2.914 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3869 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.94 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.67 km WSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.9Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.922 km W of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 2.722 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.518 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.93 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 3.117 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  25. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  28. 3.416 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3868 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.71 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.916 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 2.02 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3867 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.82 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.017 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  36. 2.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 1.91 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3867 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.910 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  41. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.86 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 3.05 km SE of Garber, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.717 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.117 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 2.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.918 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  53. 1.718 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3866 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.116 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 2.911 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3865 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  57. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3865 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ismpkansas70165513. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.