Kansas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas on Sun, Jun 26, 2016, 2:34 AM CDT (07:34 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.7 5 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-06-26 07:34:17 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.213° N, 97.828° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.410 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.78 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3740 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.73 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3738 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 3.49 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.75 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 2.63 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3737 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.85 km W of Argonia, Kansas · 3737 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.7Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.612 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.28 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.39 km N of Harper, Kansas · 3734 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.510 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.48 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 2.88 km ESE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.54 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.83 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 1.72 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 1.56 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.66 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  24. 2.89 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 2.96 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  27. 2.69 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.810 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.0Kansas · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.812 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 2.16 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 2.612 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 3.510 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.6Kansas · 3730 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 2.55 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.64 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.94 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.38 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 2.5Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 2.7Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.99 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  43. 3.06 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.78 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 9
  45. 3.05 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.88 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3726 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  47. 2.56 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.62 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3725 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  49. 1.5Kansas · 3725 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  50. 2.512 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 1.98 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3724 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  52. 2.14 km NNE of Freeport, Kansas · 3724 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  54. 3.27 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 3.03 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  56. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.85 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  58. 2.86 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.711 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 2.55 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

The first 60 of 160.

Before

  1. 1.75 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.67 km SSW of Cheney, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.14 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.85 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3742 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.58 km NNW of Argonia, Kansas · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 2.55 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.95 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.65 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.0Kansas · 3744 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  13. 1.65 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.52 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 2.74 km NE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3746 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 3.37 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 2.75 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3748 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.610 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3748 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ismpkansas70192113. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:23 AM UTC.