Kansas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 9 km SSE of Spivey, Kansas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Spivey, Kansas on Fri, Nov 4, 2016, 2:12 PM CDT (19:12 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 4 km E of Milton, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-11-04 19:12:53 UTC
Depth
12.2 km (7.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.365° N, 98.127° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.8 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
96

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 95 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 95.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000746g. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:40 AM UTC.