Kansas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 3 km N of Partridge, Kansas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 3 km N of Partridge, Kansas on Fri, Aug 16, 2019, 8:10 AM CDT (13:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 5 km WSW of South Hutchinson, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2019-08-16 13:10:49 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.995° N, 98.094° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
91
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

91 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
179°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.62 km SSE of Willowbrook, Kansas · 2607 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 25
  2. 2.71 km WNW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2607 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 31
  3. 2.54 km E of Willowbrook, Kansas · 2607 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 13
  4. 3.15 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2606 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 83
  5. 2.11 km NNW of Hutchinson, Kansas · 2606 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.13 km W of Hutchinson, Kansas · 2606 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.02 km WNW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2606 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.84 km WSW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2606 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.83 km NW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2606 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 13
  10. 4.15 km WSW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2605 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 656
  11. 1.71 km N of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2602 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
  12. 3.13 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2591 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 102
  13. 2.15 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2589 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 16
  14. 2.35 km WSW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2588 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.55 km WSW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2577 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 5
  16. 2.11 km NNE of Hutchinson, Kansas · 2564 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.65 km WSW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2564 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 17
  18. 2.32 km WNW of Assaria, Kansas · 2557 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.22 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2554 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 30

Before

  1. 4.23 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2607 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1,075
  2. 2.44 km WSW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2609 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.210 km SW of Norwich, Kansas · 2615 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 1.74 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 2630 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us600055xu. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.