Kansas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 5 km SE of Harper, Kansas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Harper, Kansas on Tue, Sep 30, 2014, 11:47 AM CDT (16:47 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 4 km ENE of Milan, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (mb_lg), minor
Local time: Tue, Sep 30, 2014, 11:47 AM CDT
UTC: 2014-09-30 16:47:57 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.247° N, 97.984° W
Region: Kansas
Felt reports: 5
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 3.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 95°
Stations used: 29

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 201 in the 60 days after this one and 157 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 201.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000she9 (also filed as ismpkansas70037228). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.