M2.2 earthquake 2 km SSE of Zurich, Kansas
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Zurich, Kansas on Sat, Jul 27, 2019, 10:47 PM CDT (03:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km E of Catharine, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-07-28 03:47:11 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.219° N, 99.425° W
- Region
- Kansas
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 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 3.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 72°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.04 km E of Catharine, Kansas · 2608 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
- 2.92 km E of Zurich, Kansas · 2580 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 9
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60004wp1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.