M3.0 earthquake 4 km E of Catharine, Kansas
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km E of Catharine, Kansas on Sun, Aug 11, 2019, 2:26 AM CDT (07:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (mb_lg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-08-11 07:26:20 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.927° N, 99.163° W
- Region
- Kansas
- Felt reports
- 3
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 235°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.92 km E of Zurich, Kansas · 2571 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 9
- 2.66 km NE of Zurich, Kansas · 2546 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600053n5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.