Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 3 km S of Rose Hill, Kansas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 3 km S of Rose Hill, Kansas on Mon, Jun 19, 2017, 10:13 PM CDT (03:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7 km SE of Harper, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-06-20 03:13:31 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.528° N, 97.136° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
106
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

106 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
74

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 103 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.19 km W of Harper, Kansas · 3389 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.77 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3388 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 2.17 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3388 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 2.37 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3388 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.77 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3387 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 15
  6. 1.97 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3387 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.17 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3387 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.77 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3387 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.82 km S of Milan, Kansas · 3386 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.92 km S of Milan, Kansas · 3386 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 2.58 km WSW of Harper, Kansas · 3386 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.15 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3386 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.62 km SSW of Cheney, Kansas · 3384 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 6
  14. 2.66 km SSW of Cheney, Kansas · 3384 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 10
  15. 2.02 km SW of Partridge, Kansas · 3383 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.16 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3379 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.88 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3379 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.52 km S of Medford, Oklahoma · 3378 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.49 km WSW of Harper, Kansas · 3371 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.04 km NNW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3368 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 3.57 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3368 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 10
  22. 1.67 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3368 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 2.27 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 3368 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 2.06 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3367 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.97 km SSW of Anthony, Kansas · 3366 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  26. 2.29 km E of Medford, Oklahoma · 3365 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 13
  27. 2.53 km SSE of Danville, Kansas · 3362 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  28. 1.99 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3361 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.3Kansas · 3361 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.69 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3361 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.73 km SSE of Danville, Kansas · 3361 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.89 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3360 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.67 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3360 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.63 km SSE of Danville, Kansas · 3360 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  35. 2.46 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3360 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.69 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3359 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 1.65 km S of Harper, Kansas · 3357 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.65 km SSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3356 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  39. 2.85 km E of Harper, Kansas · 3355 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.16 km WNW of Danville, Kansas · 3353 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 2.011 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3352 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.910 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3352 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.610 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3352 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.76 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 3352 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 1.710 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3351 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  46. 1.57 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3350 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.57 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3350 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.07 km S of Conway Springs, Kansas · 3350 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  49. 3.05 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 3350 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 129
  50. 1.77 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3349 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.87 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3349 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 2.710 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3349 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.510 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3348 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  54. 1.77 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3348 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  55. 1.57 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3347 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 3.310 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3347 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 10
  57. 1.510 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3347 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  58. 2.410 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3347 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  59. 2.010 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3347 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.910 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 3347 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

  1. 2.09 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3391 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.65 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3392 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.64 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3392 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.311 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3394 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.55 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 3395 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.66 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3395 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.86 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3397 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.16 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3399 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.76 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3399 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.62 km NNE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3400 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.010 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3400 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.610 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3400 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.75 km E of Caldwell, Kansas · 3403 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.07 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3404 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.79 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 3404 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.93 km WSW of Anthony, Kansas · 3405 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.74 km W of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3405 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.56 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3405 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.57 km SE of Conway Springs, Kansas · 3406 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  20. 2.73 km SW of Deer Creek, Oklahoma · 3406 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20009nnp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:59 PM UTC.