M2.7 earthquake 5 km W of Andover, Kansas

Magnitude

2.7 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, Dec 13, 2020, 11:26 AM CST

UTC

2020-12-13 17:26:46 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.720° N, 97.203° W

Region

Kansas

Felt reports

105

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

121°

Stations used

16

• Andover, KansasPopulation 12,745. Forecast6 kmW
• Wichita, KansasPopulation 396,119. Forecast12 kmENE
• Dallas, TexasPopulation 1,326,087. Forecast550 kmN

After

1. 2.61 km NE of Eastborough, KansasSat, Dec 19, 11:42 AM CST · 2114 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 265
2. 2.72 km ENE of Eastborough, KansasSat, Dec 19, 12:40 PM CST · 2114 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 175
3. 3.44 km NE of Eastborough, KansasSat, Dec 19, 12:47 PM CST · 2114 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 805
4. 3.45 km NE of Eastborough, KansasSat, Dec 19, 12:52 PM CST · 2114 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 388
5. 2.53 km NE of Eastborough, KansasSat, Dec 19, 1:18 PM CST · 2114 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 170
6. 2.24 km NE of Eastborough, KansasSat, Dec 19, 3:12 PM CST · 2114 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 50
7. 2.93 km NE of Eastborough, KansasSat, Dec 19, 8:39 PM CST · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 403
8. 1.94 km NE of Eastborough, KansasSun, Dec 20, 1:08 AM CST · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 16
9. 2.63 km NNE of Eastborough, KansasSun, Dec 20, 2:20 AM CST · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 184
10. 2.13 km SE of Bellaire, KansasSun, Dec 20, 3:19 PM CST · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
11. 2.47 km NE of Mayfield, KansasSun, Dec 20, 4:38 PM CST · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 11
12. 2.1KansasWed, Dec 23, 3:42 AM CST · 2110 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 18
13. 1.84 km SE of Bellaire, KansasThu, Dec 24, 10:24 PM CST · 2108 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
14. 2.53 km NE of Eastborough, KansasMon, Dec 28, 4:19 AM CST · 2105 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 45
15. 1.95 km SE of Bellaire, KansasMon, Dec 28, 11:14 PM CST · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
16. 3.73 km NE of Eastborough, KansasWed, Dec 30, 5:04 AM CST · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2,604
17. 2.46 km NE of Eastborough, KansasWed, Dec 30, 10:52 PM CST · 2102 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 226
18. 2.14 km NE of Eastborough, KansasThu, Dec 31, 12:54 PM CST · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 14
19. 2.22 km NE of Eastborough, KansasMon, Jan 4, 12:51 AM CST · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 28
20. 1.84 km NE of Eastborough, KansasTue, Jan 5, 9:00 PM CST · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 13
21. 2.77 km NE of Mayfield, KansasSun, Jan 10, 12:52 AM CST · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 41
22. 2.49 km NE of Mayfield, KansasSun, Jan 10, 4:53 PM CST · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 11
23. 2.19 km NE of Mayfield, KansasMon, Jan 11, 2:29 AM CST · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
24. 2.67 km NE of Mayfield, KansasMon, Jan 11, 2:23 PM CST · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 8
25. 1.52 km S of Renfrow, OklahomaThu, Jan 21, 6:35 AM CST · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
26. 2.76 km N of Nardin, OklahomaTue, Feb 9, 9:59 PM CST · 2061 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
27. 1.77 km N of Nardin, OklahomaTue, Feb 9, 10:22 PM CST · 2061 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

Before

1. 2.04 km ENE of Eastborough, KansasFri, Dec 11, 7:31 PM CST · 2122 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 27
2. 2.72 km NE of Eastborough, KansasThu, Dec 10, 7:36 AM CST · 2123 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 126
3. 2.62 km NNE of Eastborough, KansasThu, Dec 10, 2:34 AM CST · 2123 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 388
4. 2.33 km NE of Eastborough, KansasWed, Dec 9, 8:59 AM CST · 2124 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 128
5. 3.03 km NNE of Eastborough, KansasTue, Dec 8, 10:54 AM CST · 2125 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1,958
6. 1.87 km N of Nardin, OklahomaSat, Dec 5, 7:46 PM CST · 2128 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
7. 2.34 km NE of Eastborough, KansasMon, Nov 30, 9:11 AM CST · 2133 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 27
8. 1.57 km N of Nardin, OklahomaSun, Nov 29, 6:12 AM CST · 2134 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.33 km NE of Eastborough, KansasFri, Nov 27, 12:27 PM CST · 2136 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 58
10. 2.52 km NE of Eastborough, KansasThu, Nov 26, 4:27 PM CST · 2137 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 37
11. 1.55 km SW of Braman, OklahomaTue, Nov 24, 3:44 AM CST · 2139 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
12. 2.27 km N of Nardin, OklahomaSun, Nov 22, 9:30 PM CST · 2140 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.33 km ESE of Marion, KansasSat, Nov 21, 8:54 PM CST · 2141 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cqtw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.