Kansas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Kansas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Kansas on Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 8:18 AM CDT (13:18 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 4 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-10-30 13:18:43 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.260° N, 97.876° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 100 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 100.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ismpkansas70211698. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.