Kansas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas on Fri, Jan 6, 2017, 11:44 PM CST (05:44 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Jan 6, 2017, 11:44 PM CST
UTC: 2017-01-07 05:44:25 UTC
Depth: 6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.054° N, 97.942° W
Region: Kansas
Felt reports: 4
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 1.0 km horizontally, 3.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.13
Stations used: 0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 160.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007rtq (also filed as ismpkansas70217238). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC.