Kansas earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 8 km S of Spivey, Kansas

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km S of Spivey, Kansas on Sun, Aug 24, 2014, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km WSW of Danville, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2014-08-25 00:10:05 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.366° N, 98.157° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
8
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.0 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

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

  1. 2.38 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.88 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.52 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.65 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4375 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.87 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.55 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4375 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 3.35 km WSW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.97 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 2.5Oklahoma · 4375 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.28 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.70 km SSW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.98 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.78 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 2.18 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4375 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.38 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4374 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 1.67 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4374 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.87 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4374 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 3.612 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4374 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.06 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4374 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.112 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  21. 1.77 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  22. 2.16 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 4.37 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 665
  24. 3.57 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.98 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  26. 3.17 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  27. 3.46 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 23
  28. 1.67 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 2.17 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 2.77 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.96 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  32. 1.58 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.47 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.97 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  35. 3.17 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 11
  36. 2.28 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.98 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.76 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 3.17 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 2.66 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 1.77 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  42. 1.87 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  43. 1.68 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  44. 2.07 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 1.87 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  46. 2.28 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 2.86 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.78 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  49. 2.712 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.77 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4373 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  51. 1.57 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4372 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  52. 1.7Kansas · 4372 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.58 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4372 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  54. 1.67 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4372 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.58 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 4372 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 2.04 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4372 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 1.58 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4372 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  58. 2.710 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4371 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.47 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 4371 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 3.15 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4371 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000s5y1. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.