Kansas earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 7 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas on Sat, Jun 11, 2016, 2:27 AM CDT (07:27 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 7 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.2 (mwr), minor
Local time: Sat, Jun 11, 2016, 2:27 AM CDT
UTC: 2016-06-11 07:27:02 UTC
Depth: 7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.204° N, 97.736° W
Region: Kansas
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?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Normal
Moment magnitude: 3.2 Mwr
Nodal plane 1: Strike 48°, dip 58°, rake -116°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 270°, dip 40°, rake -55°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 1.5 km horizontally, 3.7 km in depth
Station coverage gap: 100°
Stations used: 35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 152 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 152.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200063sg (also filed as ismpkansas70189908). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.