Kansas earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 2 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas on Mon, Feb 13, 2017, 3:39 PM CST (21:39 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.3 (mb_lg), minor
Local time: Mon, Feb 13, 2017, 3:39 PM CST
UTC: 2017-02-13 21:39:58 UTC
Depth: 7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.065° N, 97.376° W
Region: Kansas
Felt reports: 6
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 1.5 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.07
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 28°
Stations used: 126

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 159.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20008jkp (also filed as ismpkansas70220598). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.