M2.3 earthquake 2 km NW of Kipp, Kansas
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km NW of Kipp, Kansas on Fri, Aug 3, 2018, 7:49 PM CDT (00:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.7 1 km N of Junction City, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (mb_lg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-08-04 00:49:50 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.795° N, 97.474° 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 II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.08
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 103°
- Stations used
- 34
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.05 km SE of New Cambria, Kansas · 2973 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
- 2.45 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2959 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
- 2.71 km N of Junction City, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 45
- 2.68 km N of Cedar Point, Kansas · 2938 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.42 km S of Junction City, Kansas · 2938 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 3
- 2.08 km N of New Cambria, Kansas · 2929 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000g4fs. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC.