Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km SSW of Cheney, Kansas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Cheney, Kansas on Sat, Jun 25, 2016, 6:14 PM CDT (23:14 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 10 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-06-25 23:14:54 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.567° N, 97.810° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.0 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
73

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 76 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.75 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.75 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.410 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3739 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.78 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.73 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3738 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 1.75 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3737 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 1.85 km W of Argonia, Kansas · 3737 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.7Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.28 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 3.39 km N of Harper, Kansas · 3734 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  14. 3.48 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.54 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  17. 1.72 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 1.56 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.66 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.89 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 2.96 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  24. 2.69 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.810 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 2.0Kansas · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 2.812 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 2.16 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.612 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  31. 3.510 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.6Kansas · 3729 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.94 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.38 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  35. 1.99 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3727 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 3.06 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 2.78 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 9
  38. 1.88 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3726 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 2.56 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.62 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3725 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.5Kansas · 3725 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.98 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3724 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  43. 2.14 km NNE of Freeport, Kansas · 3723 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  46. 2.86 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 1.711 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 2.55 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 2.25 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 2.15 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 2.45 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  52. 1.65 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  53. 2.35 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.56 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.66 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  57. 1.66 km S of Freeport, Kansas · 3717 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 3.48 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 1.92 km NE of Freeport, Kansas · 3716 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  60. 1.51 km N of Bluff City, Kansas · 3715 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 3.14 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.85 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3742 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 1.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3742 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.58 km NNW of Argonia, Kansas · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.55 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.95 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.65 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 2.0Kansas · 3744 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.65 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3745 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.610 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3748 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.86 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  18. 2.04 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.12 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 2.710 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us200066ur. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:02 AM UTC.