Kansas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 3 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas on Thu, Dec 22, 2016, 8:46 AM CST (14:46 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 10 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Thu, Dec 22, 2016, 8:46 AM CST
UTC: 2016-12-22 14:46:56 UTC
Depth: 4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.228° N, 97.868° 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 IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 1.6 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.09
Station coverage gap: 77°
Stations used: 30

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 122 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 122.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007lzy (also filed as ismpkansas70215978). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.