Kansas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Kansas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Kansas on Wed, Jul 6, 2016, 3:57 PM CDT (20:57 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 5 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-06 20:57:26 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.191° N, 98.017° 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, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.55 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.64 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.94 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3729 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.38 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.5Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.7Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 1.99 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3727 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.06 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 2.78 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 9
  10. 3.05 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.88 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3726 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 2.617 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.56 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.62 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3725 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.5Kansas · 3725 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.512 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3724 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.98 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3724 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.14 km NNE of Freeport, Kansas · 3724 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 3.016 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  21. 3.27 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 3722 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 3.03 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  24. 2.85 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 2.86 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.711 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 2.55 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.25 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 2.15 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  30. 2.45 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 2.95 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 1.65 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.35 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3721 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 2.59 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3721 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.56 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.710 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.66 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.66 km S of Freeport, Kansas · 3717 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 3.48 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  41. 1.92 km NE of Freeport, Kansas · 3716 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  42. 2.93 km WNW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3716 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  43. 2.5Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.51 km N of Bluff City, Kansas · 3715 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.85 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3714 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  47. 3.12 km WSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  48. 2.46 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.56 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 3.47 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.06 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  52. 2.97 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.512 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 1.65 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3712 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 1.75 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 3712 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 2.57 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  57. 1.62 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 3711 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  58. 2.66 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  59. 2.57 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  60. 2.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3709 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 2.517 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.510 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3730 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.612 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.16 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.812 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 2.0Kansas · 3731 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.810 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.69 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.96 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.89 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3732 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.66 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.56 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.72 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3733 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.83 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.54 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 2.88 km ESE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ismpkansas70194413. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.