Kansas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 5 km E of Harper, Kansas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 5 km E of Harper, Kansas on Sat, Jul 25, 2020, 5:11 PM CDT (22:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-07-25 22:11:30 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.293° N, 97.962° W
Region
Kansas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.6 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
53

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.75 km S of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2252 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.810 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2249 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.63 km NW of Jet, Oklahoma · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.63 km NW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.62 km NNW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 2245 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.67 km W of Jet, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.68 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.86 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.67 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2240 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.52 km W of Freeport, Kansas · 2237 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 5
  12. 2.43 km WNW of Freeport, Kansas · 2237 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2235 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.60 km N of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2232 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2231 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.79 km NW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 2226 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.47 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.16 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2224 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2223 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.26 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2222 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 1.81 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.09 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2220 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.73 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 1.87 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2218 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2216 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.52 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2211 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 2.17 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2209 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.76 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 2.12 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.87 km NNE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2207 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  33. 2.110 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.68 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2196 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  36. 2.26 km WNW of Hardtner, Kansas · 2195 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.52 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2256 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.09 km WNW of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2263 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2264 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.610 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2265 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 10
  9. 1.6Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2268 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.47 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2269 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 1.74 km WNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2269 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.50 km ESE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 1.84 km SSW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2270 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.74 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.31 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2272 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 1.59 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2277 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2278 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.66 km NNE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2281 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000b457. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.