Kansas earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 9 km N of Harper, Kansas

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 9 km N of Harper, Kansas on Sat, Jul 2, 2016, 1:22 AM CDT (06:22 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 3 km WSW of Nash, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (mb_lg), minor
Local time
UTC
2016-07-02 06:22:56 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.371° N, 98.011° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person 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 2.9 km horizontally, 7.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
45°
Stations used
67

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.510 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.48 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 1.54 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.83 km ENE of Jet, Oklahoma · 3740 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.72 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.26 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.56 km ESE of Anthony, Kansas · 3739 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 1.66 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3739 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.89 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3739 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.96 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3739 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.69 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3738 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 2.810 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3738 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.0Kansas · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 2.812 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.87 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3738 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.16 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3738 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.612 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3738 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.510 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3738 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.6Kansas · 3737 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 2.55 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.64 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.94 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3736 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.38 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3735 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.5Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.7Oklahoma · 3735 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.99 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3735 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 3.06 km SE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.78 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 9
  31. 3.05 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3734 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.88 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3734 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  33. 2.56 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3733 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.62 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3732 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.5Kansas · 3732 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  36. 2.512 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3731 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 1.98 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  38. 2.14 km NNE of Freeport, Kansas · 3731 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 3.08 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  40. 3.27 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 3730 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 2.85 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 2.86 km ESE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 1.711 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.55 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 2.25 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 2.15 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  48. 2.45 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 2.95 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3728 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.65 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 2.35 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3728 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.56 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3727 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.710 km SSE of Capron, Oklahoma · 3726 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.66 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3725 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.66 km S of Freeport, Kansas · 3725 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 3.48 km WNW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3725 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 1.92 km NE of Freeport, Kansas · 3723 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 2.93 km WNW of Nash, Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  60. 2.5Oklahoma · 3723 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 3.28 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.612 km NNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.7Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.85 km W of Argonia, Kansas · 3744 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3744 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.75 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.49 km WNW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.73 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3745 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.78 km W of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.410 km SSW of Spivey, Kansas · 3747 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.75 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3747 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3747 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.75 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3747 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3748 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 2.67 km SSW of Cheney, Kansas · 3748 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  16. 3.14 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3748 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.85 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3749 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 1.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.58 km NNW of Argonia, Kansas · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.55 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005zf1. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC.