Kansas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2 km W of Freeport, Kansas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km W of Freeport, Kansas on Wed, Aug 12, 2020, 9:17 PM CDT (02:17 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 7 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-08-13 02:17:28 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.197° N, 97.886° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 2.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
110°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.43 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 2233 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.60 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2229 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2227 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.79 km NW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.47 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.16 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2219 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 2.26 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.81 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 2.09 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2216 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 8
  18. 2.42 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.83 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.93 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2215 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 1.64 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.73 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.87 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2214 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2213 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  26. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2212 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.63 km NE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 2212 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2206 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 1.76 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2205 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  31. 2.12 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2204 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  32. 1.87 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2203 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 2.06 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 1.66 km E of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 2202 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  35. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.110 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2198 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2193 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.26 km WNW of Hardtner, Kansas · 2191 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.710 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.15 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  43. 1.711 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2188 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.611 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2188 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 1.816 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2187 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 2.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  48. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2185 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.54 km SSW of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  50. 1.79 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2179 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  51. 1.617 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2177 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 1.70 km NE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 1.74 km SW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.79 km NNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.63 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2174 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.67 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2236 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.86 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2237 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.68 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.67 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 2238 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.62 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.63 km NW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2241 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.53 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.63 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 2.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2244 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.75 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.35 km E of Harper, Kansas · 2251 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.52 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2253 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2257 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.54 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2259 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 2.09 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000bdsc. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.