Over the past 30 days, Kansas has recorded 4 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater in our tracker. The remaining 4 fell in the M2.5–M3.9 band. By depth: 4 shallow (<70 km). 1 of the epicenters were offshore. 1 event produced at least one felt report, totalling 8 citizen submissions to the USGS Did You Feel It? system. Focal depths ranged from 5.0 km to 10.0 km. All 4 solutions have been reviewed by a USGS seismologist.
Each row in the table below includes a narrative summary of the event, ordered by time. Use the column headers to sort or filter by magnitude.
| Time ↓ | Mag ↕ | Location ↕ | Depth ↕ | Felt ↕ | MMI | Alert | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026-10-15 2026-10-15 17:18:54 UTC | 2.7mb_lg | 7 km SSW of Luray, Kansas 39.053°, -98.735° | 8.6 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake was recorded 7 km SSW of Luray, Kansas on October 15, 2026 at 17:18 UTC. See the M2.7 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-10-08 2026-10-08 20:40:36 UTC | 2.6mb_lg | 7 km ENE of Assaria, Kansas 38.714°, -97.526° | 5.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
Seismographs logged a magnitude 2.6 earthquake 7 km ENE of Assaria, Kansas with origin time 20:40 UTC on October 8, 2026. See the M2.6 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-09-28 2026-09-28 22:54:45 UTC | 3.0mb_lg | 2 km SSW of Bogue, Kansas 39.341°, -99.705° | 5.0 km | 8 | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On September 28, 2026 at 22:54 UTC, a magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 2 km SSW of Bogue, Kansas. It is the largest earthquake currently listed for Kansas over the past 30 days. See the M3.0 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2026-09-28 2026-09-28 22:50:25 UTC | 2.5mb_lg | 9 km SE of Hill City, Kansas 39.304°, -99.773° | 10.0 km | - | - | - | ✓ Reviewed | USGS → |
On September 28, 2026, Kansas registered a magnitude 2.5 earthquake 9 km SE of Hill City, Kansas at 22:50 UTC. This is the deepest earthquake in the current dataset — a shallow crustal event. See the M2.5 event page for the full report, ShakeMap, and citizen-reported intensity data. | ||||||||
2 km SSW of Bogue, Kansas
2026-09-28
4 km E of Cowles, Nebraska
2026-03-01
Data from USGS Earthquake Hazards Program. Updated every 5 minutes.
Kansas has experienced increased seismic activity in recent years, particularly in the south-central region, linked to wastewater injection from oil and gas operations.
In 2026, Kansas has recorded 16 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater so far. The largest earthquake in Kansas in 2026 was a magnitude 4.1 event near Cowles, Nebraska.
Kansas has a Low seismic risk level based on historical earthquake data and proximity to active fault lines.
Over the past 30 days, there have been 4 recorded earthquakes in this region. The largest recent earthquake was a magnitude 3.0 event near 2 km SSW of Bogue, Kansas.
In the past 30 days, 4 earthquakes have been recorded in the Kansas region.
The largest recent earthquake in the Kansas area was a magnitude 3.0 event that occurred 2 km SSW of Bogue, Kansas.
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