Kansas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 7 km W of Harper, Kansas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km W of Harper, Kansas on Thu, Sep 3, 2015, 2:21 AM CDT (07:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 5 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2015-09-03 07:21:23 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.280° N, 98.115° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 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 1.7 km horizontally, 4.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
32

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. 3.05 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.15 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.76 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.25 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.75 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.95 km NNE of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.18 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.68 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.69 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.96 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.511 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.68 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 3.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3999 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.78 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 2.38 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.77 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.07 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 6
  18. 1.98 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.95 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3999 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 2.54 km NNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3998 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  21. 1.66 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3998 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  22. 1.91 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3998 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.78 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 3997 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.71 km NE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3997 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  25. 2.67 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3997 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.47 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3997 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 2.07 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3997 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3996 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.57 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3996 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 1.68 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3996 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  31. 2.75 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.27 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3996 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.07 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3996 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  34. 2.95 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3996 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.86 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3996 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  36. 1.56 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3996 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  37. 3.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3996 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 2.57 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3995 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.38 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3995 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.38 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3995 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 2.65 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3995 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  42. 1.85 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3995 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 1.56 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3995 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 1.88 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3995 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.512 km NE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.95 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.811 km ENE of Nash, Oklahoma · 3994 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  48. 1.67 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 3994 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.03 km S of Bluff City, Kansas · 3994 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.88 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3994 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 1.54 km SSE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3994 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.68 km SW of Danville, Kansas · 3994 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 3.46 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3994 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 5
  54. 1.83 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 3994 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 3.45 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3994 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.56 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3994 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.66 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3994 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  58. 2.16 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.48 km ENE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  60. 1.76 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3993 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20003fxq. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.