Kansas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 9 km WNW of Viola, Kansas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Viola, Kansas on Fri, Mar 18, 2022, 11:27 PM CDT (04:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 9 km WNW of Viola, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-03-19 04:27:15 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.522° N, 97.745° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
16
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

16 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.9 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
78°
Stations used
31

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 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.69 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1655 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  2. 3.59 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1654 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 17
  3. 2.49 km NW of Viola, Kansas · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.29 km NNE of Milton, Kansas · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.68 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.410 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.810 km N of Milton, Kansas · 1652 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  8. 1.61 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1652 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 1.67 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1650 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1649 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1648 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.82 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1645 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1636 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.010 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 1636 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1632 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  16. 1.86 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1629 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1629 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.97 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1617 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1617 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.80 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1612 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 1.810 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1611 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.97 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1605 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 1.67 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1605 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.96 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1605 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.27 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1605 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 2.36 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.26 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1603 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.6Oklahoma · 1598 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.22 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 1596 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 7

Before

  1. 2.49 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1655 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.46 km NNE of Argonia, Kansas · 1660 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1661 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.81 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1661 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.86 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1672 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1675 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1676 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.36 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.27 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 11
  15. 1.76 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1684 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1684 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1684 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000h5y3. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC.