Kansas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 5 km NNE of Danville, Kansas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Danville, Kansas on Thu, Aug 30, 2018, 6:34 PM CDT (23:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 12 km SW of Norwich, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-08-30 23:34:19 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.333° N, 97.879° 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.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 6.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.27 km N of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.56 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.012 km SW of Norwich, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.44 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.27 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.76 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.56 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.28 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.66 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.65 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.48 km SW of Milton, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 2.87 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.07 km N of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.06 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.66 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2943 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.87 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2943 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.78 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2942 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.16 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.16 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.37 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.87 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.76 km ENE of Harper, Kansas · 2940 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.34 km NE of Partridge, Kansas · 2939 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
  24. 1.94 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2937 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 2.610 km N of Harper, Kansas · 2937 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.48 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 3.77 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.87 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.55 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.77 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  31. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.87 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 1.97 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.57 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.611 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 2934 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  36. 2.55 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2934 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 3.17 km NE of Harper, Kansas · 2931 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 6
  39. 2.48 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2931 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 3.08 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2931 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 2.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2931 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  42. 2.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2931 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.12 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2929 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.44 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2926 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.66 km NNW of Argonia, Kansas · 2925 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.36 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2923 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.64 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2923 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  48. 2.05 km W of Danville, Kansas · 2921 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.15 km W of Danville, Kansas · 2921 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.311 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2916 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  51. 1.711 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2916 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.211 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.811 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.811 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  55. 1.711 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2915 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.611 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.611 km SW of Wellington, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.111 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  59. 2.211 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  60. 3.011 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of 92.

Before

  1. 1.66 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 3.95 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 28
  5. 3.29 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.19 km SW of Milton, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.97 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 3.08 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.74 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2946 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.67 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2946 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.85 km SSW of Norwich, Kansas · 2946 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.78 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2946 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.69 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2947 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.06 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 2947 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.46 km SSW of Norwich, Kansas · 2948 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  17. 3.49 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2948 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 5
  18. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.43 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.93 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000h5t9. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC.