Kansas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake Kansas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck in Kansas on Sat, Dec 17, 2022, 8:52 AM CST (14:52 UTC), 6 km (4 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-12-17 14:52:22 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.075° N, 97.820° 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, 3.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
66°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.60 km ESE of Avard, Oklahoma · 1361 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.814 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 1353 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.04 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1351 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.16 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.514 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.814 km WSW of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1348 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.06 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1347 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.14 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.2Oklahoma · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.38 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 1344 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.8Oklahoma · 1343 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 1342 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.69 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1328 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.110 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.05 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1326 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.16 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1324 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 3.29 km N of Norwich, Kansas · 1324 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 45
  19. 1.56 km ENE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1324 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.66 km ESE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 1322 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 2.4Kansas · 1380 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.43 km W of Danville, Kansas · 1384 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.36 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 1384 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.28 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 1386 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1387 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1387 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1387 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1388 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.61 km NNE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 1389 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1392 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.75 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1400 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.54 km WSW of Danville, Kansas · 1402 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.84 km S of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1403 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.86 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1404 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 1.55 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1406 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000ja0g. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 5:44 AM UTC.