Kansas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake Kansas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck in Kansas on Fri, Jun 1, 2018, 10:43 PM CDT (03:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 2 km SSW of Salina, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-06-02 03:43:44 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.017° N, 97.988° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
9
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

9 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.92 km SSW of Salina, Kansas · 3032 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 36
  2. 2.61 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 3032 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 24
  3. 2.22 km N of Assaria, Kansas · 3031 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 7
  4. 2.4Kansas · 3028 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.67 km WSW of Wellington, Kansas · 3028 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.62 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 3024 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.18 km NE of Harper, Kansas · 3017 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.14 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · 3015 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.25 km NW of Wellington, Kansas · 3009 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 41
  10. 1.96 km ENE of Harper, Kansas · 3007 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.55 km NE of Harper, Kansas · 3003 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.57 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 3003 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.62 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3000 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.66 km WNW of Danville, Kansas · 2995 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.96 km ENE of Harper, Kansas · 2994 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.05 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 2986 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  17. 1.6Kansas · 2980 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.63 km SSE of Milan, Kansas · 2976 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.47 km ESE of Marion, Kansas · 2975 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 10
  20. 1.72 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 2974 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.64 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 3041 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.54 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 3042 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.31 km N of Anthony, Kansas · 3042 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.47 km NE of Harper, Kansas · 3053 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.68 km NNE of Harper, Kansas · 3053 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.67 km ESE of Freeport, Kansas · 3056 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.57 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3057 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.67 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3058 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.77 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3059 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.83 km E of Freeport, Kansas · 3064 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000eh98. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.