Kansas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 8 km W of Bluff City, Kansas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 8 km W of Bluff City, Kansas on Wed, Jan 16, 2019, 9:55 PM CST (03:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km ESE of Meno, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (ml), minor
Local time: Wed, Jan 16, 2019, 9:55 PM CST
UTC: 2019-01-17 03:55:06 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.074° N, 97.975° W
Region: Kansas
Felt reports: 5
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people 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 2.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 57°
Stations used: 49

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 90.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j4w7 (also filed as ismpkansas70255023). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:59 AM UTC.