Kansas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 9 km NNE of Milton, Kansas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Milton, Kansas on Sun, Mar 20, 2022, 3:31 AM CDT (08:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 7 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2022-03-20 08:31:17 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.519° N, 97.748° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.68 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1656 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.410 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1656 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.810 km N of Milton, Kansas · 1655 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.61 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1654 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.67 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1653 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1652 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1651 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.82 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1648 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1639 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.010 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 1638 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1635 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.86 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1631 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1631 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.97 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1619 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1619 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.80 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1615 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.810 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1614 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.97 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1607 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.67 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1607 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.96 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1607 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 2.27 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1607 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 2.36 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.26 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1606 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.6Oklahoma · 1600 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.22 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 1599 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 7
  26. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1597 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.49 km NW of Viola, Kansas · 1657 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.59 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1657 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 17
  3. 2.69 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1657 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  4. 3.09 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1658 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 16
  5. 2.49 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1658 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.46 km NNE of Argonia, Kansas · 1663 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1663 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.81 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1664 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.86 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1675 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1677 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1679 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1681 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1682 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1682 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1683 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1683 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.36 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1683 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.27 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1683 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 11

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h65p. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC.