Kansas earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km NNE of Harper, Kansas

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km NNE of Harper, Kansas on Tue, Aug 28, 2018, 8:42 PM CDT (01:42 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km SSW of Norwich, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-08-29 01:42:16 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.360° N, 97.994° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

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

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 39 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.85 km SSW of Norwich, Kansas · 2946 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.67 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2946 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.74 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2946 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.08 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2946 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.97 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2946 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.19 km SW of Milton, Kansas · 2946 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2946 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.29 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2946 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  9. 3.95 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 28
  10. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.66 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.55 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.27 km N of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.56 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.012 km SW of Norwich, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.44 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.27 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.76 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.56 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.28 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.66 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  23. 2.65 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2945 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.48 km SW of Milton, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.87 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 2.07 km N of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 2.06 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  28. 1.66 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.87 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2944 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 2.78 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2943 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.16 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2942 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 2.16 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  33. 2.37 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.87 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.76 km ENE of Harper, Kansas · 2941 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  36. 2.34 km NE of Partridge, Kansas · 2940 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
  37. 1.94 km E of Bluff City, Kansas · 2938 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.610 km N of Harper, Kansas · 2937 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 2.48 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2937 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 3.77 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 2937 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.87 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2937 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.77 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  43. 2.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.87 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 1.97 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  46. 1.57 km S of Argonia, Kansas · 2936 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  47. 1.611 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 2935 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  48. 2.55 km NE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2934 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  49. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 3.17 km NE of Harper, Kansas · 2932 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  51. 2.48 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2931 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 3.08 km SSW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2931 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 2.78 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2931 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  54. 2.68 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2931 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.12 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 2930 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.66 km NNW of Argonia, Kansas · 2926 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  57. 2.36 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2924 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 2.05 km W of Danville, Kansas · 2922 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.15 km W of Danville, Kansas · 2921 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  60. 2.311 km SE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2917 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 2.69 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2947 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 2.06 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 2948 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.46 km SSW of Norwich, Kansas · 2948 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.49 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 2949 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2950 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.43 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 2950 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 1.93 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 2950 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.57 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2950 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 2.57 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 2950 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.83 km ENE of South Haven, Kansas · 2950 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.93 km NE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2950 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.37 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2951 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.67 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2951 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.67 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2951 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.610 km NNW of Danville, Kansas · 2952 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.45 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2952 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2953 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.07 km SE of Harper, Kansas · 2954 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.77 km NNE of Danville, Kansas · 2954 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.89 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2954 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000gj9l. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.