Kansas earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 7 km SE of Harper, Kansas

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Harper, Kansas on Thu, Oct 2, 2014, 5:50 PM CDT (22:50 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: Thu, Oct 2, 2014, 5:50 PM CDT
UTC: 2014-10-02 22:50:48 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.243° N, 97.965° W
Region: Kansas
Felt reports: 11
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 1.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 130°
Stations used: 32

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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 202 in the 60 days after this one and 190 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 202.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000sib3 (also filed as ismpkansas70037873). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.