Kansas earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6 km NNE of Danville, Kansas

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Danville, Kansas on Mon, Sep 3, 2018, 3:33 AM CDT (08:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 7 km NE of Danville, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-09-03 08:33:52 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.336° N, 97.866° W
Region
Kansas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 74 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.37 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.87 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.76 km ENE of Harper, Kansas · 2940 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 2.34 km NE of Partridge, Kansas · 2939 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.94 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2937 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.610 km N of Harper, Kansas · 2937 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.48 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 3.77 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.87 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.55 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.77 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.87 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.97 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 2935 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.57 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 1.611 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 2934 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.55 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2934 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.17 km NE of Harper, Kansas · 2931 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 6
  21. 2.48 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2931 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 3.08 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2931 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 2.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2930 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2930 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.12 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2929 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.44 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2926 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.66 km NNW of Argonia, Kansas · 2925 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  28. 2.36 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2923 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 2.64 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2923 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 2.05 km W of Danville, Kansas · 2921 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 2.15 km W of Danville, Kansas · 2921 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 2.311 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2916 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  33. 1.711 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2916 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  34. 2.211 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  35. 2.811 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.811 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 1.711 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2915 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  38. 1.611 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 2.611 km SW of Wellington, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.111 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  41. 2.211 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  42. 3.011 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 4
  43. 1.911 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.511 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2911 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  45. 3.510 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2911 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 7
  46. 2.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2908 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  47. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2905 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  48. 3.55 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2904 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.86 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2903 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 2.85 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2903 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  51. 2.2Kansas · 2903 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.79 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 2902 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.66 km NNW of Harper, Kansas · 2902 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  54. 1.94 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2901 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.86 km NNW of Harper, Kansas · 2901 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 1.84 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2901 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 1.74 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2900 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 2.08 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2900 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.25 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2900 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  60. 1.75 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2900 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 74.

Before

  1. 2.78 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2942 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.87 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2943 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.66 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2943 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.06 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.07 km N of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.87 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.48 km SW of Milton, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.65 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 2.66 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.28 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.56 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.76 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.27 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.44 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 3.012 km SW of Norwich, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.56 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.27 km N of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.55 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.66 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000h72v. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.