Kansas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 3 km SSE of Bluff City, KS

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km SSE of Bluff City, KS on Sun, Aug 21, 2016, 5:49 AM CDT (10:49 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 6 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.9 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Aug 21, 2016, 5:49 AM CDT
UTC: 2016-08-21 10:49:48 UTC
Depth: 3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.054° N, 97.856° W
Region: Kansas
Felt reports: 15
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

15 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 1.4 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.17
Station coverage gap: 62°
Stations used: 33

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 184 in the 60 days after this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 184.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10006fkc (also filed as ismpkansas70203178). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:58 PM UTC.