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Earthquakes near Kiowa, KS

No earthquake was likely felt in Kiowa in the 24 hours to 10:44 am CST (16:44 UTC). The last one was M 3.4, 161 km (100 mi) SSE, at 5:53 am CST on 7 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 23 felt reports to USGS.

M 2.9

Latest: 9:54 am CST on 7 February 2019 · 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Kiowa was M 2.9, 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS, at 9:54 am CST on 7 February 2019, 4 km deep. The estimated shaking in Kiowa was intensity III (weak), felt by some people at rest indoors. 34 smaller earthquakes have been recorded near Kiowa since; the newest is first in the list below.

No earthquake of M1.5 or more was recorded within 30 km (19 mi) of Kiowa in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
0
Last 30 days
0 · since 2016, about one every 1 months
Last 12 months
1 · largest M 1.8 on 3 May 2026
Since 2016
105 earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km
Largest since 2016
M 3.8 on 6 March 2018, 18 km (11 mi) SE of Kiowa, KS
Reported felt
25 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page · counts are earthquakes of M1.5 or more within 30 km (19 mi) of the town centre; shaking is estimated for the town centre with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses

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The last 30 days

Oct 13 Oct 28 Nov 11
Each mark is a day's largest quake within range; its size is the magnitude. Too few days here have any earthquake at all to draw a normal range.

The latest 50

  1. 1.8 30 km (18 mi) SE of Kiowa, KS
  2. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  3. 1.7 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  4. 1.9 27 km (17 mi) SE of Kiowa, KS
  5. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kiowa, KS
  6. 2.2 29 km (18 mi) S of Kiowa, KS
  7. 1.8 29 km (18 mi) S of Kiowa, KS
  8. 2.3 15 km (10 mi) N of Kiowa, KS · felt by 1
  9. 2.0 29 km (18 mi) W of Kiowa, KS
  10. 1.8 30 km (19 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  11. 1.6 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  12. 2.1 28 km (17 mi) SE of Kiowa, KS
  13. 2.0 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  14. 1.5 30 km (18 mi) SE of Kiowa, KS
  15. 1.8 28 km (17 mi) WSW of Kiowa, KS
  16. 2.0 23 km (14 mi) WSW of Kiowa, KS
  17. 2.1 28 km (17 mi) SE of Kiowa, KS
  18. 1.6 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  19. 1.5 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  20. 1.6 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  21. 1.5 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  22. 1.9 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  23. 1.7 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  24. 2.2 21 km (13 mi) W of Kiowa, KS
  25. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  26. 1.7 24 km (15 mi) S of Kiowa, KS
  27. 1.8 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  28. 2.0 28 km (17 mi) SSW of Kiowa, KS
  29. 2.3 24 km (15 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  30. 1.9 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kiowa, KS
  31. 2.1 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Kiowa, KS
  32. 2.1 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  33. 2.0 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  34. 2.2 28 km (18 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  35. 2.9 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  36. 2.1 12 km (7 mi) NE of Kiowa, KS · felt by 3
  37. 2.6 30 km (19 mi) SE of Kiowa, KS
  38. 2.7 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS · felt by 33
  39. 3.0 21 km (13 mi) S of Kiowa, KS
  40. 2.4 21 km (13 mi) S of Kiowa, KS · felt by 1
  41. 2.8 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS
  42. 3.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Kiowa, KS
  43. 3.8 18 km (11 mi) SE of Kiowa, KS · felt by 124
  44. 2.6 21 km (13 mi) SE of Kiowa, KS
  45. 2.6 29 km (18 mi) SSE of Kiowa, KS · felt by 3
  46. 2.4 19 km (12 mi) NE of Kiowa, KS
  47. 2.5 20 km (12 mi) NE of Kiowa, KS · felt by 2
  48. 2.6 18 km (11 mi) SE of Kiowa, KS · felt by 2
  49. 2.4 19 km (12 mi) NE of Kiowa, KS
  50. 2.5 19 km (12 mi) NE of Kiowa, KS

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Kiowa time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Kiowa are listed even when they are further out.

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On the map

The white circle is Kiowa; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Estimated shaking in Kiowa

The strongest shaking in Kiowa from a quake since 2016 is estimated at intensity IV (light), from the M 3.8 on 6 March 2018, 18 km away. Intensity II and III are felt by some people at rest indoors; IV by most people indoors; V and above wakes sleepers and moves objects.

MagnitudeWhenDistanceShaking in Kiowa (est.)
M 3.8 18 kmIV · Light · felt by 124
M 3.7 18 kmIV · Light · felt by 1
M 3.8 29 kmIV · Light · felt by 29
M 3.5 21 kmIII · Weak · felt by 6
M 3.4 18 kmIII · Weak · felt by 2

An estimate for the town centre from magnitude, depth and distance, with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses (Atkinson & Wald, 2007), on the Modified Mercalli scale. All 5 reach intensity II or more in town, where people at rest start to notice. Ground conditions change it street by street. It describes the past, not a hazard.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Kiowa.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2015. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Alva 29 km · Cherokee 31 km

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