M2.6 earthquake 8 km NNE of Harper, Kansas

Magnitude

2.6 (mb_lg), micro

Local time

Sun, May 13, 2018, 12:13 PM CDT

UTC

2018-05-13 17:13:40 UTC

Depth

6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.349° N, 97.979° W

Region

Kansas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.09

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

138°

Stations used

30

• Harper, KansasPopulation 1,397. Forecast8 kmNNE
• Haysville, KansasPopulation 11,212. Forecast60 kmWSW
• Wichita, KansasPopulation 396,119. Forecast68 kmSW
• Fort Worth, TexasPopulation 1,008,106. Forecast518 kmN

After

1. 2.47 km NE of Harper, KansasSun, May 13, 11:22 PM CDT · 3054 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
2. 1.71 km S of Bluff City, KansasThu, May 17, 5:54 PM CDT · 3050 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
3. 2.60 km SW of Wakita, OklahomaTue, May 22, 5:13 PM CDT · 3045 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
4. 2.611 km SSW of Mayfield, KansasThu, May 24, 8:34 AM CDT · 3043 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
5. 2.31 km N of Anthony, KansasThu, May 24, 7:50 PM CDT · 3043 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
6. 1.54 km ESE of Freeport, KansasFri, May 25, 12:58 AM CDT · 3043 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
7. 1.64 km ESE of Freeport, KansasSat, May 26, 2:40 AM CDT · 3042 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
8. 2.710 km W of Lamont, OklahomaSat, May 26, 6:47 AM CDT · 3041 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
9. 2.511 km NE of Wakita, OklahomaSun, May 27, 6:32 PM CDT · 3040 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
10. 2.43 km N of Renfrow, OklahomaFri, Jun 1, 6:42 PM CDT · 3035 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.4KansasFri, Jun 1, 10:43 PM CDT · 3035 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 9
12. 3.29 km ESE of Jefferson, OklahomaMon, Jun 4, 6:23 AM CDT · 3032 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 28
13. 2.61 km W of South Hutchinson, KansasMon, Jun 4, 8:48 AM CDT · 3032 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 24
14. 3.18 km W of Deer Creek, OklahomaMon, Jun 4, 6:16 PM CDT · 3032 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
15. 2.4KansasThu, Jun 7, 12:44 PM CDT · 3029 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.67 km WSW of Wellington, KansasFri, Jun 8, 4:22 AM CDT · 3029 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
17. 1.75 km SSE of Bluff City, KansasSat, Jun 9, 5:32 AM CDT · 3027 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
18. 4.48 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaSat, Jun 9, 8:59 AM CDT · 3027 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1,955
19. 2.98 km ENE of Nescatunga, OklahomaSat, Jun 9, 9:08 AM CDT · 3027 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
20. 2.98 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaSat, Jun 9, 9:17 AM CDT · 3027 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
21. 2.87 km ENE of Nescatunga, OklahomaSun, Jun 10, 1:07 PM CDT · 3026 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
22. 1.62 km W of Freeport, KansasMon, Jun 11, 12:11 PM CDT · 3025 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
23. 3.18 km NE of Harper, KansasMon, Jun 18, 5:21 PM CDT · 3018 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
24. 2.57 km E of Bluff City, KansasMon, Jun 18, 9:42 PM CDT · 3018 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
25. 2.61 km N of Medford, OklahomaTue, Jun 19, 11:33 AM CDT · 3017 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
26. 2.14 km ENE of Milan, KansasWed, Jun 20, 4:45 PM CDT · 3016 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
27. 2.77 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaSat, Jun 23, 1:12 PM CDT · 3013 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
28. 2.57 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaTue, Jun 26, 2:48 PM CDT · 3010 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
29. 3.25 km NW of Wellington, KansasWed, Jun 27, 9:04 AM CDT · 3009 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 41
30. 1.58 km WSW of Hunnewell, KansasThu, Jun 28, 12:18 PM CDT · 3008 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
31. 1.96 km ENE of Harper, KansasThu, Jun 28, 4:29 PM CDT · 3008 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
32. 1.58 km ESE of Caldwell, KansasFri, Jun 29, 2:08 AM CDT · 3008 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
33. 2.57 km WSW of Hunnewell, KansasSat, Jun 30, 5:40 PM CDT · 3006 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
34. 2.28 km WSW of Hunnewell, KansasSat, Jun 30, 6:12 PM CDT · 3006 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
35. 3.17 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaSun, Jul 1, 7:03 PM CDT · 3005 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
36. 2.55 km NE of Harper, KansasMon, Jul 2, 12:20 PM CDT · 3004 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
37. 1.57 km ESE of Freeport, KansasTue, Jul 3, 12:35 AM CDT · 3004 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
38. 2.03 km WSW of Bluff City, KansasWed, Jul 4, 1:24 PM CDT · 3002 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
39. 1.62 km SSE of Freeport, KansasThu, Jul 5, 10:54 PM CDT · 3001 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
40. 3.48 km WSW of Hunnewell, KansasSat, Jul 7, 4:50 PM CDT · 2999 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 10
41. 3.15 km NE of Medford, OklahomaTue, Jul 10, 6:56 AM CDT · 2996 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
42. 1.66 km WNW of Danville, KansasTue, Jul 10, 1:40 PM CDT · 2996 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
43. 1.64 km NNW of Bluff City, KansasWed, Jul 11, 11:16 AM CDT · 2995 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
44. 1.96 km ENE of Harper, KansasWed, Jul 11, 11:30 PM CDT · 2995 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away

Before

1. 2.84 km NNW of Medford, OklahomaSat, May 12, 11:19 AM CDT · 3055 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
2. 1.67 km ESE of Freeport, KansasThu, May 10, 1:07 PM CDT · 3057 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
3. 1.57 km E of Freeport, KansasWed, May 9, 6:42 PM CDT · 3058 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
4. 2.04 km SW of Bluff City, KansasWed, May 9, 2:28 AM CDT · 3059 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
5. 1.54 km SW of Bluff City, KansasWed, May 9, 2:09 AM CDT · 3059 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
6. 1.67 km N of Argonia, KansasTue, May 8, 9:33 PM CDT · 3059 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
7. 1.77 km N of Argonia, KansasTue, May 8, 10:08 AM CDT · 3059 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
8. 1.79 km ESE of Caldwell, KansasMon, May 7, 4:22 AM CDT · 3061 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
9. 1.85 km SSE of Anthony, KansasSat, May 5, 11:24 PM CDT · 3062 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
10. 2.83 km E of Freeport, KansasThu, May 3, 3:40 AM CDT · 3065 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
11. 2.84 km NE of Cherokee, OklahomaTue, May 1, 10:25 PM CDT · 3066 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.88 km SSE of Pond Creek, OklahomaMon, Apr 30, 10:30 PM CDT · 3067 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
13. 2.61 km NW of Conway Springs, KansasSun, Apr 29, 10:42 AM CDT · 3068 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 8
14. 1.79 km WSW of Hunnewell, KansasSat, Apr 28, 3:05 AM CDT · 3070 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
15. 1.94 km WSW of Bluff City, KansasSat, Apr 28, 2:51 AM CDT · 3070 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
16. 2.87 km SSW of Conway Springs, KansasThu, Apr 26, 5:30 PM CDT · 3071 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 9
17. 3.03 km NE of Renfrow, OklahomaThu, Apr 26, 2:23 PM CDT · 3071 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
18. 2.92 km NE of Renfrow, OklahomaThu, Apr 26, 2:02 PM CDT · 3071 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
19. 1.94 km N of Anthony, KansasThu, Apr 26, 7:46 AM CDT · 3071 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
20. 1.65 km NNW of Breckinridge, OklahomaWed, Apr 25, 8:43 PM CDT · 3072 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000e46b. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.