M2.8 earthquake 5 km N of Kipp, Kansas
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km N of Kipp, Kansas on Sat, Jan 26, 2019, 12:20 AM CST (06:20 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
- 2.8 (mb_lg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-01-26 06:20:59 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.829° N, 97.454° W
- Region
- Kansas
- Felt reports
- 15
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
15 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 52°
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.66 km W of Kipp, Kansas · 2801 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 42
- 2.61 km SSE of New Cambria, Kansas · 2766 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
- 2.23 km NW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2758 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
- 2.36 km WNW of New Cambria, Kansas · 2748 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j94l. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC.