Paradise, Kansas – A minor earthquake struck early Sunday morning near Paradise, Kansas, with a magnitude of 2.9, shaking parts of Russell County shortly after 10:30 p.m. CDT.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers at 3:39 UTC (10:39 p.m. local time), approximately 4 km southeast of Paradise. No injuries or damages have been reported, and no intensity reports have yet been submitted by residents to the USGS’s “Did You Feel It?” system.
While considered a light quake, shallow earthquakes of this magnitude can still be felt by people nearby, especially at night. Local emergency services have not issued any alerts, but residents are encouraged to check foundations and report unusual damage.
Paradise, along with neighboring communities like Russell and Natoma, sits in a relatively quiet seismic zone. However, earthquakes of this size occasionally occur in central Kansas, often linked to deep natural faults or induced seismicity.
More information may follow if aftershocks or additional quakes are recorded. The USGS will continue monitoring the region for seismic activity.
