Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km SSE of Harper, Kansas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Harper, Kansas on Wed, Jun 25, 2014, 8:45 PM CDT (01:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8 km ESE of Nash, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time: Wed, Jun 25, 2014, 8:45 PM CDT
UTC: 2014-06-26 01:45:12 UTC
Depth: 4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.240° N, 97.991° W
Region: Kansas
Felt reports: 4
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 53°
Stations used: 45

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000rm8f (also filed as ismpkansas70021233). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC.