Kansas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 12 km S of Mayfield, Kansas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 12 km S of Mayfield, Kansas on Sat, Jul 12, 2014, 9:38 AM CDT (14:38 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.7 (mb_lg), micro
Local time: Sat, Jul 12, 2014, 9:38 AM CDT
UTC: 2014-07-12 14:38:56 UTC
Depth: 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.145° N, 97.529° 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: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap: 141°
Stations used: 36

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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 usb000rsd2 (also filed as ismpkansas70022673). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:24 AM UTC.