Kansas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9 km WNW of Viola, Kansas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Viola, Kansas on Tue, Jul 16, 2019, 10:58 PM CDT (03:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 3 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-07-17 03:58:56 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.512° N, 97.742° W
Region
Kansas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54 km NE of South Haven, Kansas · 2629 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.09 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2627 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.74 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 2623 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.011 km ENE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2622 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.011 km ENE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2622 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 2.111 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2622 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 2.36 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2621 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.83 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2620 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.82 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2616 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2615 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.52 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2614 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.23 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2613 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2613 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.07 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2613 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2611 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.210 km SW of Norwich, Kansas · 2608 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.88 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2607 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2606 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.78 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2603 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.49 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2603 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 15
  21. 2.44 km WSW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2602 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  22. 1.63 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2602 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 1.75 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2600 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 1.85 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2600 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 4.23 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2600 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1,075
  26. 3.13 km N of Partridge, Kansas · 2600 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 91
  27. 2.62 km SSE of Willowbrook, Kansas · 2600 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 25
  28. 2.71 km WNW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2600 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 31
  29. 2.54 km E of Willowbrook, Kansas · 2600 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 13
  30. 3.15 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2600 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 83
  31. 2.11 km NNW of Hutchinson, Kansas · 2599 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.13 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2599 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.13 km W of Hutchinson, Kansas · 2599 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.02 km WNW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2599 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 4
  35. 1.84 km WSW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2599 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.83 km NW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2599 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 13
  37. 2.6Oklahoma · 2599 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 4.15 km WSW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2598 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 656
  39. 1.63 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2598 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  40. 1.71 km N of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2595 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 3
  41. 1.83 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2595 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.612 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2593 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.312 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2593 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.812 km NE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2592 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.012 km NE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2592 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 2.412 km NE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2590 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 2.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2589 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.99 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 2586 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 2.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2586 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 3.13 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2584 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 102
  51. 3.210 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2583 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 14
  52. 2.15 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2583 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 16
  53. 2.35 km WSW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2581 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 2.110 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2631 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2631 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2632 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.18 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2632 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.98 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2632 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2632 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.98 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2632 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2632 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2633 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.28 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2634 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.08 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2634 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2634 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 2.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2634 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.64 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 2635 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.01 km NNE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2636 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 2.30 km NNE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2636 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 2.39 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2637 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.82 km NNE of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 2645 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.99 km NE of Caldwell, Kansas · 2647 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2647 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us70004m0t. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC.