Kansas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake Kansas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in Kansas on Wed, May 27, 2020, 5:03 PM CDT (22:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 9 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-27 22:03:32 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.249° N, 97.203° 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 1.1 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77 km SSW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2307 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.912 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.210 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.98 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.86 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.96 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.76 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 2.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.07 km NNW of Harper, Kansas · 2295 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.96 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2294 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.16 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2292 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2290 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2286 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.09 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2286 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 4.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2285 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1,768
  23. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2285 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 13
  24. 1.710 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2285 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  25. 1.710 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2285 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.55 km WNW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2284 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2284 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  28. 2.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2284 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 3.76 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2284 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 41
  30. 1.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2284 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
  31. 2.62 km NNW of Oxford, Kansas · 2284 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2283 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.76 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2283 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2282 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 2.010 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2282 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  36. 1.610 km N of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.89 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  38. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.45 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 2279 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.511 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2279 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  41. 1.66 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2277 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.210 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2275 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 2.211 km NE of Morrison, Oklahoma · 2274 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2274 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 2.214 km NW of Pawnee, Oklahoma · 2273 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.59 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2273 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  47. 2.31 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  48. 1.84 km SSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.50 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  50. 1.74 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.47 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.6Oklahoma · 2263 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  55. 3.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 10
  56. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2261 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2260 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 2.24 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.29 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.7Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.9Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.77 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.711 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 2.0Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 1.92 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 2.29 km SE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2329 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 1.86 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a0j9. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC.