Kansas earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 9 km WNW of Viola, Kansas

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 9 km WNW of Viola, Kansas on Sat, Mar 19, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT (00:00 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2022-03-20 00:00:15 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.519° N, 97.743° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
17
Strongest shaking
V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration
13.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
2.0 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

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

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
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 1.9 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.04
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
50°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.49 km NW of Viola, Kansas · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.29 km NNE of Milton, Kansas · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.68 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.410 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1653 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.810 km N of Milton, Kansas · 1652 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.61 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1651 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.67 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1650 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1649 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 1.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1648 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.82 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1645 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1636 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.010 km W of Medford, Oklahoma · 1635 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1632 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  14. 1.86 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1628 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1628 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.97 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1617 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1616 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.80 km ENE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1612 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 1.810 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1611 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.97 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1604 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 1.67 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.96 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1604 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 2.27 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1604 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 2.36 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.26 km NW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1603 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  26. 1.6Oklahoma · 1597 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 2.22 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 1596 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 7
  28. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1594 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.69 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  2. 3.09 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1655 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 16
  3. 2.49 km WNW of Viola, Kansas · 1655 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.46 km NNE of Argonia, Kansas · 1660 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1660 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.81 km SSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1661 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.86 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1672 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.66 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1674 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1676 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1678 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1679 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.06 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1679 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.97 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.56 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.36 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.27 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 11
  17. 1.76 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 us6000h63l. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 8:51 PM UTC.