Kansas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km NNE of Argonia, Kansas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Argonia, Kansas on Sun, Mar 13, 2022, 12:22 PM CDT (17:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 9 km WNW of Viola, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-03-13 17:22:19 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.320° N, 97.746° 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1649 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 3.09 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1649 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 16
  3. 2.69 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1648 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
  4. 3.59 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1648 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 17
  5. 2.49 km NW of Viola, Kansas · 1648 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.29 km NNE of Milton, Kansas · 1648 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.68 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1648 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.410 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1647 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.810 km N of Milton, Kansas · 1646 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.61 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1645 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.67 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1644 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1643 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1642 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.82 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1639 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1630 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 2.010 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 1629 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1626 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  18. 1.86 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1622 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1622 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.97 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1611 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1610 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 1.80 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1606 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 1.810 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1605 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.97 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1598 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.67 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1598 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 1.96 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1598 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.27 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1598 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.36 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1597 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.26 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1597 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1654 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.81 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1655 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 1.54 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 1657 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.87 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.86 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1666 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1668 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1670 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1672 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1673 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 2.36 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.27 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 11
  15. 1.76 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 2.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.76 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1679 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 2.07 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1679 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 1.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h476. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 PM UTC.