M2.2 earthquake 2 km N of Assaria, Kansas
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km N of Assaria, Kansas on Mon, Jun 4, 2018, 11:15 PM CDT (04:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 7 km ESE of Marion, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (mb_lg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-06-05 04:15:00 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.699° N, 97.600° W
- Region
- Kansas
- Felt reports
- 7
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
7 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.2 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 148°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.47 km ESE of Marion, Kansas · 2975 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 10
- 2.32 km NW of Kipp, Kansas · 2971 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000eirq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.