Kansas earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km N of Argonia, Kansas

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km N of Argonia, Kansas on Thu, Oct 12, 2017, 1:48 AM CDT (06:48 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 2 km SSE of Milan, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-10-12 06:48:08 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.327° N, 97.776° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3266 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.22 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3265 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.05 km W of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3262 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.77 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 3262 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.11 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3261 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.711 km E of Belle Plaine, KS · 3260 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 9
  7. 2.31 km SW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.58 km SSE of Spivey, Kansas · 3260 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.89 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.41 km ENE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3259 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 2.93 km W of Byron, Oklahoma · 3258 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.36 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3258 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.66 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3258 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.81 km SSE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3256 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.71 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3255 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.36 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3254 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.87 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3253 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.05 km E of Harper, Kansas · 3248 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.52 km SE of Milan, Kansas · 3247 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 3.7Oklahoma · 3246 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.73 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3246 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 3.43 km W of Byron, Oklahoma · 3246 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.87 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3246 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.83 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3245 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 3.13 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3245 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.58 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3245 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.73 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 2.59 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 3242 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 3.21 km SE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3241 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  30. 1.64 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3241 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.64 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3241 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  32. 1.64 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.74 km NW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3240 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  34. 3.210 km N of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3239 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.94 km W of Amorita, Oklahoma · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  36. 2.63 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3239 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.711 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3238 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.57 km NE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3237 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.47 km ENE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3237 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 2.210 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3237 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 1.93 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3237 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 2.36 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3237 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  43. 2.63 km WNW of Byron, Oklahoma · 3236 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.56 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 3235 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  45. 2.58 km NE of Hazelton, Kansas · 3235 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.71 km NNW of Milan, Kansas · 3234 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 3.37 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3231 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.58 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 3231 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.56 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3231 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 1.86 km SSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3228 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.62 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3228 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  52. 2.85 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.74 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3226 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 1.67 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3225 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 2.34 km NNW of North Enid, Oklahoma · 3225 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.36 km W of Augusta, Kansas · 3224 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.93 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3223 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  58. 1.610 km NNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3223 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  59. 2.410 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3222 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.91 km NNW of Milan, Kansas · 3221 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 1.87 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3267 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 3.111 km SSE of Spivey, Kansas · 3268 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.76 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3268 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 1.85 km E of Harper, Kansas · 3269 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 1.52 km E of Anthony, Kansas · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.15 km E of Harper, Kansas · 3270 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.85 km E of Harper, Kansas · 3270 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.64 km NNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3271 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.55 km E of Harper, Kansas · 3271 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.85 km E of Harper, Kansas · 3271 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.511 km N of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3271 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.86 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3272 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 1.55 km E of Harper, Kansas · 3272 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.85 km SW of Jet, Oklahoma · 3273 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.80 km N of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3275 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.48 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3277 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.311 km N of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3278 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.49 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3278 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 1.77 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3278 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  20. 1.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 3281 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ismpkansas70236708. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:53 PM UTC.