Kansas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake Kansas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in Kansas on Fri, Dec 16, 2022, 3:58 PM CST (21:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 9 km N of Norwich, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-16 21:58:07 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.268° N, 97.914° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.4 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3Kansas · 1381 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.60 km ESE of Avard, Oklahoma · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.2Oklahoma · 1346 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.38 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 1343 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1329 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  8. 3.29 km N of Norwich, Kansas · 1325 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 45
  9. 2.66 km ESE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1324 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 2.43 km W of Danville, Kansas · 1385 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.36 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 1386 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.28 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 1387 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1388 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1388 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1389 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1393 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.75 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1401 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.54 km WSW of Danville, Kansas · 1403 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.84 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1404 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.86 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1405 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.55 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1407 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000j9uw. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.