M1.8 earthquake 4 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Thu, Dec 24, 2020, 10:24 PM CST

UTC

2020-12-25 04:24:34 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.731° N, 97.230° W

Region

Kansas

Felt reports

3

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

204°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

18

• Bellaire, KansasPopulation 3,934. Forecast5 kmSE
• Andover, KansasPopulation 12,745. Forecast8 kmWNW
• Wichita, KansasPopulation 396,119. Forecast10 kmENE
• Dallas, TexasPopulation 1,326,087. Forecast552 kmN

After

1. 2.53 km NE of Eastborough, KansasMon, Dec 28, 4:19 AM CST · 2103 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 45
2. 1.95 km SE of Bellaire, KansasMon, Dec 28, 11:14 PM CST · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
3. 3.73 km NE of Eastborough, KansasWed, Dec 30, 5:04 AM CST · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2,604
4. 2.46 km NE of Eastborough, KansasWed, Dec 30, 10:52 PM CST · 2100 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 226
5. 2.14 km NE of Eastborough, KansasThu, Dec 31, 12:54 PM CST · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 14
6. 2.22 km NE of Eastborough, KansasMon, Jan 4, 12:51 AM CST · 2096 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 28
7. 1.84 km NE of Eastborough, KansasTue, Jan 5, 9:00 PM CST · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 13
8. 2.77 km NE of Mayfield, KansasSun, Jan 10, 12:52 AM CST · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 41
9. 2.49 km NE of Mayfield, KansasSun, Jan 10, 4:53 PM CST · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 11
10. 2.19 km NE of Mayfield, KansasMon, Jan 11, 2:29 AM CST · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
11. 2.67 km NE of Mayfield, KansasMon, Jan 11, 2:23 PM CST · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 8
12. 1.52 km S of Renfrow, OklahomaThu, Jan 21, 6:35 AM CST · 2079 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
13. 2.76 km N of Nardin, OklahomaTue, Feb 9, 9:59 PM CST · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.77 km N of Nardin, OklahomaTue, Feb 9, 10:22 PM CST · 2059 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
15. 2.47 km NE of Partridge, KansasMon, Feb 15, 1:02 PM CST · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.77 km NE of Nardin, OklahomaMon, Feb 15, 11:07 PM CST · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

Before

1. 2.1KansasWed, Dec 23, 3:42 AM CST · 2108 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 18
2. 2.47 km NE of Mayfield, KansasSun, Dec 20, 4:38 PM CST · 2111 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 11
3. 2.13 km SE of Bellaire, KansasSun, Dec 20, 3:19 PM CST · 2111 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
4. 2.63 km NNE of Eastborough, KansasSun, Dec 20, 2:20 AM CST · 2111 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 184
5. 1.94 km NE of Eastborough, KansasSun, Dec 20, 1:08 AM CST · 2111 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 16
6. 2.93 km NE of Eastborough, KansasSat, Dec 19, 8:39 PM CST · 2111 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 403
7. 2.24 km NE of Eastborough, KansasSat, Dec 19, 3:12 PM CST · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 50
8. 2.53 km NE of Eastborough, KansasSat, Dec 19, 1:18 PM CST · 2112 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 170
9. 3.45 km NE of Eastborough, KansasSat, Dec 19, 12:52 PM CST · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 388
10. 3.44 km NE of Eastborough, KansasSat, Dec 19, 12:47 PM CST · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 805
11. 2.72 km ENE of Eastborough, KansasSat, Dec 19, 12:40 PM CST · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 175
12. 2.61 km NE of Eastborough, KansasSat, Dec 19, 11:42 AM CST · 2112 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 265
13. 2.75 km W of Andover, KansasSun, Dec 13, 11:26 AM CST · 2118 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 105
14. 2.04 km ENE of Eastborough, KansasFri, Dec 11, 7:31 PM CST · 2119 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 27
15. 2.72 km NE of Eastborough, KansasThu, Dec 10, 7:36 AM CST · 2121 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 126
16. 2.62 km NNE of Eastborough, KansasThu, Dec 10, 2:34 AM CST · 2121 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 388
17. 2.33 km NE of Eastborough, KansasWed, Dec 9, 8:59 AM CST · 2122 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 128
18. 3.03 km NNE of Eastborough, KansasTue, Dec 8, 10:54 AM CST · 2123 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1,958
19. 1.87 km N of Nardin, OklahomaSat, Dec 5, 7:46 PM CST · 2125 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.34 km NE of Eastborough, KansasMon, Nov 30, 9:11 AM CST · 2131 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 27

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d3c6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:21 AM UTC.