Kansas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 0 km ESE of Hutchinson, Kansas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 0 km ESE of Hutchinson, Kansas on Tue, Apr 17, 2018, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-04-17 23:05:47 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.059° N, 97.926° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
31
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

31 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 1.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km W of Danville, Kansas · 3079 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 3079 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.44 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 3079 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.54 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 3077 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 84
  5. 2.16 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3077 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.83 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3074 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.94 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 3071 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.87 km SSW of Conway Springs, Kansas · 3070 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 9
  9. 2.61 km NW of Conway Springs, Kansas · 3068 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 8
  10. 2.83 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3064 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.77 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3059 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.67 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3058 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.57 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3057 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.68 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 3054 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.47 km NE of Harper, Kansas · 3053 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.31 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 3042 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.54 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 3042 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.64 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 3041 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.4Kansas · 3034 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 9
  20. 2.92 km SSW of Salina, Kansas · 3032 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 36
  21. 2.61 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 3032 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 24
  22. 2.22 km N of Assaria, Kansas · 3031 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 7
  23. 1.67 km WSW of Wellington, Kansas · 3028 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 3025 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 2.12 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 3080 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.24 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 3083 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 240
  3. 2.57 km NW of Cheney, Kansas · 3087 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.34 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 3088 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.77 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 3089 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.5Kansas · 3089 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.57 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3089 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 24
  8. 2.12 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 3093 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.24 km WSW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 3093 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 6
  10. 2.40 km NW of Hutchinson, Kansas · 3094 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.95 km WSW of Danville, Kansas · 3105 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.64 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3106 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.85 km W of Danville, Kansas · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000e1vx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:58 AM UTC.