Kansas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8 km NNE of Partridge, Kansas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Partridge, Kansas on Sat, Jan 5, 2019, 8:18 PM CST (02:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 6 km W of Kipp, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-01-06 02:18:32 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.036° N, 98.062° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 2802 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.67 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 2797 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.66 km W of Kipp, Kansas · 2796 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 42
  4. 1.84 km WNW of Danville, Kansas · 2787 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.83 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 2781 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 2781 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.11 km WNW of Argonia, Kansas · 2774 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.66 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 2771 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.82 km WNW of Danville, Kansas · 2770 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 18
  10. 1.84 km NW of Danville, Kansas · 2769 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.95 km NNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 2768 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.64 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 2759 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.56 km NW of Danville, Kansas · 2757 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.74 km WSW of Danville, Kansas · 2757 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.77 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 2819 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.34 km SSW of Conway Springs, Kansas · 2820 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.91 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 2830 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.38 km NW of Haysville, Kansas · 2833 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.412 km W of Belle Plaine, Kansas · 2836 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.66 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 2837 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.73 km WSW of Anthony, Kansas · 2845 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000j0rt. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.