Kansas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas on Sun, Dec 20, 2020, 4:38 PM CST (22:38 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-12-20 22:38:49 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.298° N, 97.483° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
11
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

11 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.7 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
87°
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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Kansas · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 18
  2. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 1.84 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.53 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2096 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 45
  7. 1.95 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas · 2095 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
  8. 3.73 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2,604
  9. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.46 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2093 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 226
  11. 2.14 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 14
  12. 2.22 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 28
  13. 1.84 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2087 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 13
  14. 2.77 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2083 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 41
  15. 2.49 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 11
  16. 2.19 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.67 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 8
  18. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2078 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.65 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.49 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 1.59 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.19 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  25. 1.52 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 1.79 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.26 km ENE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  28. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.88 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.13 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  32. 2.76 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  34. 1.66 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 2049 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  35. 2.47 km NE of Partridge, Kansas · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.77 km NE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.13 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.63 km NNE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 184
  3. 1.94 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 16
  4. 2.93 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 403
  5. 2.24 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 50
  6. 2.53 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 170
  7. 3.45 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 388
  8. 3.44 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 805
  9. 2.72 km ENE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 175
  10. 2.61 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 265
  11. 1.53 km NW of Burlington, Oklahoma · 2109 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.75 km W of Andover, Kansas · 2110 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 105
  13. 2.04 km ENE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 27
  14. 2.72 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 126
  15. 2.62 km NNE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2114 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 388
  16. 2.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2114 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 2.33 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2114 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 128
  18. 3.03 km NNE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1,958
  19. 1.87 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2118 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.11 km SE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2122 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000cssi. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.