Kansas earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 4 km E of Bluff City, Kansas

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 4 km E of Bluff City, Kansas on Wed, Oct 17, 2018, 6:06 PM CDT (23:06 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 1 km S of Medford, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.8 (ml), micro
Local time: Wed, Oct 17, 2018, 6:06 PM CDT
UTC: 2018-10-17 23:06:44 UTC
Depth: 7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.080° N, 97.822° W
Region: Kansas
Felt reports: 1
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 1.6 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.12
Station coverage gap: 89°
Stations used: 19

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000hdnd (also filed as ismpkansas70252358). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:35 AM UTC.