M2.3 earthquake 6 km W of Augusta, Kansas

Magnitude

2.3 (mb_lg), micro

Local time

Fri, Nov 24, 2017, 11:46 AM CST

UTC

2017-11-24 17:46:53 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.698° N, 97.052° W

Region

Kansas

Felt reports

1

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

106°

Stations used

50

• Augusta, KansasPopulation 9,299. Forecast7 kmW
• Andover, KansasPopulation 12,745. Forecast8 kmESE
• Wichita, KansasPopulation 396,119. Forecast25 kmE
• Dallas, TexasPopulation 1,326,087. Forecast547 kmN

After

1. 1.93 km E of Freeport, KansasSat, Nov 25, 1:28 AM CST · 3224 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.610 km NNW of Caldwell, KansasSat, Nov 25, 2:27 AM CST · 3224 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
3. 2.410 km WNW of Caldwell, KansasSun, Nov 26, 12:37 PM CST · 3222 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
4. 1.91 km NNW of Milan, KansasMon, Nov 27, 7:03 AM CST · 3221 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
5. 2.22 km S of Caldwell, KansasThu, Nov 30, 11:27 AM CST · 3218 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
6. 1.58 km SSE of Mayfield, KansasSat, Dec 2, 10:41 AM CST · 3216 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
7. 2.43 km SSE of Danville, KansasThu, Dec 7, 12:56 AM CST · 3212 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.32 km SSE of Freeport, KansasSat, Dec 9, 8:41 AM CST · 3209 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.511 km NNW of South Haven, KansasSun, Dec 10, 2:28 PM CST · 3208 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
10. 3.04 km E of Freeport, KansasThu, Dec 14, 10:29 AM CST · 3204 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 10
11. 3.04 km E of Freeport, KansasThu, Dec 14, 10:35 AM CST · 3204 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
12. 2.13 km E of Freeport, KansasThu, Dec 14, 11:53 AM CST · 3204 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
13. 1.8KansasFri, Dec 15, 3:39 AM CST · 3204 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
14. 2.24 km E of Freeport, KansasFri, Dec 15, 11:56 PM CST · 3203 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.85 km E of Caldwell, KansasSun, Dec 17, 1:39 PM CST · 3201 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
16. 2.02 km S of Caldwell, KansasTue, Dec 19, 3:27 AM CST · 3200 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
17. 2.33 km E of Freeport, KansasWed, Dec 20, 9:33 PM CST · 3198 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
18. 2.44 km E of Freeport, KansasWed, Dec 20, 10:19 PM CST · 3198 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
19. 1.76 km NNE of Bluff City, KansasTue, Dec 26, 5:51 AM CST · 3193 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.96 km NE of Renfrow, OklahomaTue, Dec 26, 10:14 PM CST · 3192 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
21. 2.62 km SW of Braman, OklahomaTue, Dec 26, 10:37 PM CST · 3192 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
22. 1.92 km ESE of Mayfield, KansasSun, Dec 31, 7:08 PM CST · 3187 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
23. 2.010 km N of Caldwell, KansasMon, Jan 1, 4:27 AM CST · 3187 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
24. 1.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, KansasTue, Jan 2, 5:19 AM CST · 3186 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
25. 1.57 km ENE of Renfrow, OklahomaTue, Jan 2, 11:13 AM CST · 3185 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
26. 1.74 km ENE of Danville, KansasSat, Jan 6, 6:50 PM CST · 3181 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
27. 2.23 km E of Freeport, KansasSun, Jan 7, 10:00 PM CST · 3180 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 27
28. 1.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, KansasMon, Jan 8, 2:45 PM CST · 3179 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
29. 2.64 km E of Freeport, KansasMon, Jan 8, 11:52 PM CST · 3179 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
30. 1.95 km ESE of Harper, KansasTue, Jan 9, 5:17 PM CST · 3178 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
31. 2.87 km N of Nardin, OklahomaFri, Jan 12, 1:55 AM CST · 3176 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
32. 3.17 km N of Nardin, OklahomaFri, Jan 12, 2:41 AM CST · 3176 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
33. 2.32 km SSE of Freeport, KansasSat, Jan 13, 6:59 PM CST · 3174 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
34. 1.82 km SSE of Freeport, KansasSun, Jan 14, 1:03 AM CST · 3174 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
35. 2.010 km N of Caldwell, KansasSun, Jan 14, 7:09 PM CST · 3173 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
36. 1.67 km N of Argonia, KansasMon, Jan 15, 3:56 AM CST · 3173 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
37. 2.312 km W of Belle Plaine, KansasMon, Jan 15, 2:21 PM CST · 3172 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 7
38. 1.95 km WSW of Freeport, KansasMon, Jan 15, 4:45 PM CST · 3172 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
39. 1.52 km S of Caldwell, KansasThu, Jan 18, 12:34 AM CST · 3170 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
40. 2.63 km NW of Freeport, KansasFri, Jan 19, 11:25 PM CST · 3168 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
41. 1.910 km N of Caldwell, KansasSun, Jan 21, 8:45 PM CST · 3166 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
42. 1.910 km N of Caldwell, KansasSun, Jan 21, 8:49 PM CST · 3166 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
43. 1.63 km E of Freeport, KansasMon, Jan 22, 3:42 AM CST · 3166 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
44. 3.04 km NW of Braman, OklahomaTue, Jan 23, 12:33 AM CST · 3165 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
45. 3.04 km NW of Braman, OklahomaTue, Jan 23, 12:42 AM CST · 3165 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2

Before

1. 1.74 km SW of Mayfield, KansasWed, Nov 22, 4:38 PM CST · 3226 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
2. 1.62 km E of Freeport, KansasMon, Nov 20, 9:33 AM CST · 3228 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.86 km SSW of Freeport, KansasMon, Nov 20, 2:39 AM CST · 3229 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
4. 2.58 km N of Nardin, OklahomaFri, Nov 17, 1:01 AM CST · 3232 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
5. 3.37 km N of Nardin, OklahomaFri, Nov 17, 12:48 AM CST · 3232 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
6. 1.71 km NNW of Milan, KansasTue, Nov 14, 10:11 AM CST · 3234 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.56 km ESE of Freeport, KansasMon, Nov 13, 4:30 AM CST · 3236 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
8. 1.93 km E of Freeport, KansasSat, Nov 11, 11:50 AM CST · 3237 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
9. 2.210 km N of Caldwell, KansasSat, Nov 11, 6:29 AM CST · 3237 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
10. 1.711 km N of Caldwell, KansasFri, Nov 10, 5:48 PM CST · 3238 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
11. 3.210 km N of Deer Creek, OklahomaThu, Nov 9, 2:45 AM CST · 3240 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
12. 1.74 km NW of Bluff City, KansasWed, Nov 8, 6:01 PM CST · 3240 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
13. 1.64 km ENE of Milan, KansasWed, Nov 8, 1:11 AM CST · 3241 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
14. 2.64 km ENE of Milan, KansasTue, Nov 7, 9:18 PM CST · 3241 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
15. 1.64 km ENE of Milan, KansasTue, Nov 7, 9:17 PM CST · 3241 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
16. 1.83 km E of Freeport, KansasFri, Nov 3, 1:59 AM CDT · 3246 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
17. 1.73 km E of Freeport, KansasThu, Nov 2, 11:55 AM CDT · 3246 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.52 km SE of Milan, KansasWed, Nov 1, 10:06 PM CDT · 3247 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
19. 2.05 km E of Harper, KansasTue, Oct 31, 12:30 AM CDT · 3249 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.87 km N of Argonia, KansasThu, Oct 26, 12:35 AM CDT · 3254 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000bu3l. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.