Kansas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8 km NNE of Danville, Kansas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Danville, Kansas on Fri, Sep 7, 2018, 11:14 PM CDT (04:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7 km E of Freeport, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-09-08 04:14:08 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.356° N, 97.841° 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 3.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
61°
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: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.77 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.87 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.55 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.77 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.87 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.97 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 2935 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.57 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.611 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 2934 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.55 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2933 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.17 km NE of Harper, Kansas · 2931 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 6
  13. 2.48 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2931 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 3.08 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2930 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2930 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2930 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.12 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2929 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.44 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2926 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.66 km NNW of Argonia, Kansas · 2925 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.36 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2923 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 2.64 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2923 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 2.05 km W of Danville, Kansas · 2921 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 2.15 km W of Danville, Kansas · 2921 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 2.311 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2916 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.711 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2916 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  26. 2.211 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2915 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 2.811 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.811 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  29. 1.711 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 1.611 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  31. 2.611 km SW of Wellington, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.111 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2914 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 2.211 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  34. 3.011 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  35. 1.911 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2913 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  36. 1.511 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2911 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 3.510 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2911 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 7
  38. 2.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2908 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2905 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 3.55 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2904 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.86 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2903 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 2.85 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2903 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.2Kansas · 2903 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 2.79 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 2902 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 1.66 km NNW of Harper, Kansas · 2901 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 1.94 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2901 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 1.86 km NNW of Harper, Kansas · 2901 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.84 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2901 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  49. 1.74 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2900 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 2.08 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2900 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  51. 2.25 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2900 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  52. 1.75 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2899 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 1.73 km E of Milan, Kansas · 2898 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.76 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2897 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  55. 2.95 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2897 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.75 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2897 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  57. 2.34 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2897 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.84 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2896 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.54 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2896 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 2.34 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2896 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 2.610 km N of Harper, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 1.94 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2937 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 2.34 km NE of Partridge, Kansas · 2939 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.76 km ENE of Harper, Kansas · 2940 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.87 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.37 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.16 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.16 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.78 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2942 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.87 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2943 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.66 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2943 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 2.06 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.07 km N of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.87 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 2.48 km SW of Milton, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 2.65 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.66 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.28 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.56 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.76 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hatm. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 AM UTC.