Kansas earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 3 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 3 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas on Sun, May 1, 2016, 12:37 AM CDT (05:37 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13 km ESE of Byron, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.4 (ml), minor
Local time: Sun, May 1, 2016, 12:37 AM CDT
UTC: 2016-05-01 05:37:39 UTC
Depth: 4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.209° N, 97.889° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 3.2 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.19
Station coverage gap: 76°
Stations used: 34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005ct9 (also filed as ismpkansas70183978). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:01 PM UTC.