Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km ENE of Attica, Kansas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Attica, Kansas on Sun, Feb 26, 2017, 12:52 AM CST (06:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km NE of Attica, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-02-26 06:52:23 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.275° N, 98.163° 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.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
115°
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: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 138.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008mhc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:21 PM UTC.