Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 5 km ENE of Harper, Kansas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Harper, Kansas on Sat, Apr 25, 2020, 2:50 AM CDT (07:50 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 7 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-04-25 07:50:12 UTC
Depth
1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.308° N, 97.969° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 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 1.4 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.98 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.87 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.85 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2341 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.9Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.7Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.46 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.5Oklahoma · 2340 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.86 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2338 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2337 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.46 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.56 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2333 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.47 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2331 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 1.86 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2330 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 2.317 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2324 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.92 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.0Oklahoma · 2322 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.711 km NNE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.77 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 1.9Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.7Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 2.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  36. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 2.14 km NE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.24 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 2.3Kansas · 2309 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 1.74 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.77 km SSW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.62 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  44. 2.210 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.98 km NE of Billings, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 1.86 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.66 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  49. 1.96 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  51. 1.76 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 2.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  53. 2.07 km NNW of Harper, Kansas · 2294 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 2.25 km WNW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2293 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  55. 1.96 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.16 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.66 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2292 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2291 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 2.07 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.36 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2342 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 6
  4. 2.02 km WNW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 11
  5. 2.36 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2344 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.04 km WNW of Wellington, Kansas · 2345 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.61 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2347 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.110 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2348 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2350 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.74 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2352 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2357 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2357 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.915 km WNW of Alva, Oklahoma · 2358 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.56 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2359 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.67 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2366 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2367 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 1.86 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2367 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.28 km NE of Norwich, Kansas · 2367 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.57 km NE of Norwich, KS · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.27 km NE of Norwich, Kansas · 2368 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us60009c3l. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:32 PM UTC.