A small earthquake shook portions of northwest Hays this morning.

The 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck at 10:48 a.m. about 6.8 miles from Hays, according to the <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000s5zf/executive">U.S. Geological Survey</a>.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2026/2/1770053353853.png" alt="Location of Monday's quake -USGS image" />
 <figcaption>Location of Monday's quake -USGS image</figcaption>
 </figure>Hays PostA small earthquake shook portions of northwest Hays this morning.The 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck at 10:48 a.m. about 6.8 miles from Hays, according to the <a href="https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000s5zf/executive">U.S. Geological Survey</a>.

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