Kansas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas on Sat, Jun 30, 2018, 5:40 PM CDT (22:40 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.5 (ml), micro
Local time: Sat, Jun 30, 2018, 5:40 PM CDT
UTC: 2018-06-30 22:40:04 UTC
Depth: 5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 36.987° N, 97.491° 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 II, weak shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 0.9 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Station coverage gap: 72°
Stations used: 0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 80.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000fsll (also filed as ismpkansas70247358). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC.