M3.2 earthquake 5 km NNE of Kipp, Kansas
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 5 km NNE of Kipp, Kansas on Tue, Jul 30, 2019, 4:30 AM CDT (09:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 15 km NW of Elmdale, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (mwr), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-07-30 09:30:20 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.831° N, 97.423° W
- Region
- Kansas
- Felt reports
- 18
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 27.7% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
18 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 3.2 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 235°, dip 75°, rake -30°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 333°, dip 61°, rake -163°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.9 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.62 km SSE of Willowbrook, Kansas · 2601 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 25
- 2.54 km E of Willowbrook, Kansas · 2600 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 13
- 2.11 km NNW of Hutchinson, Kansas · 2600 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
- 2.13 km W of Hutchinson, Kansas · 2600 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
- 2.83 km NW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2600 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 13
- 1.71 km N of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2596 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
- 3.815 km NW of Elmdale, Kansas · 2570 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 51
- 3.211 km E of Marion, Kansas · 2570 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 8
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60004xc2. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 5:28 AM UTC.