Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 4 km NNW of Bluff City, Kansas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Bluff City, Kansas on Sun, Oct 8, 2017, 8:27 PM CDT (01:27 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 5 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (ml), micro
Local time: Sun, Oct 8, 2017, 8:27 PM CDT
UTC: 2017-10-09 01:27:38 UTC
Depth: 5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.114° N, 97.900° 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 0.9 km horizontally, 2.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Station coverage gap: 115°
Stations used: 33

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 90.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000b2xc (also filed as ismpkansas70236543). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.