Kansas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 10 km SSE of Spivey, Kansas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 10 km SSE of Spivey, Kansas on Sun, Feb 12, 2017, 10:31 AM CST (16:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 2 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (mb_lg), minor
Local time: Sun, Feb 12, 2017, 10:31 AM CST
UTC: 2017-02-12 16:31:50 UTC
Depth: 6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.363° N, 98.116° W
Region: Kansas
Felt reports: 2
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 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 1.4 km horizontally, 4.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 122°
Stations used: 59

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 132.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008jdb (also filed as ismpkansas70220478). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.