Kansas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km S of Anthony, Kansas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km S of Anthony, Kansas on Thu, Feb 4, 2016, 4:53 PM CST (22:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 18 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-04 22:53:42 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.095° N, 98.033° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
14

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. 2.718 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.0Oklahoma · 3849 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.86 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.69 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3848 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.08 km SW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.918 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.116 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3848 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.718 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.01 km NE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.13 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.23 km NE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.218 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3847 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 1.711 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.67 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3846 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  23. 1.718 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 6
  25. 1.88 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3846 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3846 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 2.218 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.915 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 3.47 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.91 km SE of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3845 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  33. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 2.018 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  35. 3.2Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  36. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 2.92 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  41. 3.37 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3844 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  44. 2.25 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.61 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.14 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.918 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 3.15 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  49. 1.710 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.55 km ESE of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 3843 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.19 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3843 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.812 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.52 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  54. 3.27 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.517 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.618 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 2.911 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  60. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ismpkansas70170708. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC.