M3.4 earthquake 8 km WSW of Superior, Nebraska
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Superior, Nebraska on Tue, Jul 26, 2022, 7:04 AM CDT (12:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (mwr), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-07-26 12:04:01 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.982° N, 98.161° W
- Region
- Nebraska
- Felt reports
- 12
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 10.1% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
12 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Normal
- Moment magnitude
- 3.4 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 316°, dip 43°, rake -93°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 140°, dip 47°, rake -87°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.07
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 38°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.66 km WNW of Cawker City, Kansas · 1492 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.75 km WNW of Cawker City, Kansas · 1486 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 7
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000htip. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:18 PM UTC.