Kansas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Kansas

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Kansas on Mon, Jul 11, 2016, 1:03 AM CDT (06:03 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-07-11 06:03:40 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.089° N, 97.984° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.64 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3720 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.25 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 970
  4. 3.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.85 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.14 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.710 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.75 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3719 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.69 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.66 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.54 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3718 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 1.66 km S of Freeport, Kansas · 3718 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.48 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.2Oklahoma · 3717 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.92 km NE of Freeport, Kansas · 3716 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.93 km WNW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3716 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.5Oklahoma · 3716 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.51 km N of Bluff City, Kansas · 3715 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 2.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3715 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.85 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3714 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 3.12 km WSW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.46 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 1.56 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 3.47 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3714 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.06 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3713 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.97 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  29. 2.512 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 1.65 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3712 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  31. 1.75 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 3712 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 2.57 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3712 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 5
  34. 1.62 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 3711 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 2.66 km N of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.57 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3711 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  40. 2.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3710 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3709 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.77 km WNW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3708 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  44. 2.22 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 3707 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  45. 2.85 km ESE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3706 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.62 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3706 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.39 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3705 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 2.519 km SE of Waynoka, OK · 3704 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.89 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3703 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3703 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  51. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.43 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.66 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 3.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
  56. 2.96 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 3.26 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  58. 2.55 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3700 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 3.34 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3698 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ismpkansas70195048. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.