Kansas earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 5 km NW of Wellington, Kansas

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Wellington, Kansas on Wed, Jun 27, 2018, 9:04 AM CDT (14:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-06-27 14:04:25 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.300° N, 97.418° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
41
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

41 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3008 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.96 km ENE of Harper, Kansas · 3008 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.58 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3007 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.57 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3006 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.28 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 3006 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3005 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.55 km NE of Harper, Kansas · 3004 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.57 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 3003 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.03 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3002 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.62 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3001 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.48 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2999 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 10
  12. 3.15 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2996 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.66 km WNW of Danville, Kansas · 2996 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.64 km NNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 2995 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 1.96 km ENE of Harper, Kansas · 2994 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.53 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 2990 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.93 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 2988 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  18. 2.05 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 2986 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 2.59 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 2986 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.912 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 2983 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  21. 1.6Kansas · 2981 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 3.35 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.85 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2979 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  24. 1.63 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 2976 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2975 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.72 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 2975 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  27. 2.98 km NNE of Caldwell, Kansas · 2973 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4
  28. 3.24 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2972 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  29. 3.45 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2968 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 17
  30. 2.38 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 2968 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  31. 1.88 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2965 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.82 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2965 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.05 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2965 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  34. 2.55 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2963 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.04 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2963 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.25 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2963 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  37. 1.88 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2962 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 1.59 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2962 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 3.08 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2960 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 6
  40. 1.98 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2959 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2958 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2954 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2954 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 2.07 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 2954 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  45. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2953 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 2.45 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2952 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.610 km NNW of Danville, Kansas · 2952 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 1.67 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2951 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  49. 1.67 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2951 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 2.37 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2951 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.93 km NE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2950 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.83 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
  53. 2.57 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.57 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  55. 1.93 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  56. 2.43 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3010 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3013 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.14 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3016 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.61 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 3017 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.57 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3018 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.18 km NE of Harper, Kansas · 3018 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 3025 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.87 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3026 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.98 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3027 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.98 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3027 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  11. 4.48 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3027 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1,955
  12. 1.75 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3027 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.67 km WSW of Wellington, Kansas · 3028 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.4Kansas · 3029 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.18 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3032 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  16. 2.61 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 3032 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 24
  17. 3.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 3032 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 28
  18. 2.4Kansas · 3035 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 9
  19. 2.43 km N of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3035 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000f3bb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.