Kansas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 8 km NNE of Danville, Kansas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Danville, Kansas on Wed, Aug 29, 2018, 6:56 PM CDT (23:56 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 9 km SW of Milton, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-08-29 23:56:20 UTC
Depth
9.8 km (6.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.355° N, 97.859° 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 III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 6.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
60

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

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

After

The first 60 of 100.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000h54t. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:15 AM UTC.