Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 2 km NNE of Eastborough, Kansas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Eastborough, Kansas on Thu, Dec 10, 2020, 2:34 AM CST (08:34 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 2 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-12-10 08:34:29 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.710° N, 97.248° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
388
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

388 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.2 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
Stations used
59

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.72 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 126
  2. 2.04 km ENE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 27
  3. 2.75 km W of Andover, Kansas · 2110 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 105
  4. 2.61 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 265
  5. 2.72 km ENE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 175
  6. 3.44 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 805
  7. 3.45 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 388
  8. 2.53 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 170
  9. 2.24 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 50
  10. 2.93 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 403
  11. 1.94 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 16
  12. 2.63 km NNE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 184
  13. 2.13 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.47 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 11
  15. 2.1Kansas · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 18
  16. 1.84 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.53 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 45
  18. 1.95 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas · 2095 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  19. 3.73 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2,604
  20. 2.46 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2093 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 226
  21. 2.14 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 14
  22. 2.22 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 28
  23. 1.84 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 13
  24. 2.77 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2083 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 41
  25. 2.49 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 11
  26. 2.19 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.67 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 8
  28. 1.52 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.33 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2114 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 128
  2. 3.03 km NNE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1,958
  3. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2118 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.34 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2123 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 27
  5. 1.57 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2124 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.33 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2126 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 58
  7. 2.52 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2127 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 37
  8. 1.55 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 2129 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.27 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2131 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 2.33 km ESE of Marion, Kansas · 2132 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.56 km NNW of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2143 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cpph. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.