M2.5 earthquake 3 km NNE of Assaria, Kansas

Magnitude

2.5 (mb_lg), micro

Local time

Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 4:32 AM CST

UTC

2021-12-04 10:32:26 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.714° N, 97.589° W

Region

Kansas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

149°

Stations used

22

• Salina, KansasPopulation 47,813. Forecast14 kmS
• Wichita, KansasPopulation 396,119. Forecast116 kmN
• Dallas, TexasPopulation 1,326,087. Forecast663 kmN

After

1. 4.36 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 8, 7:45 AM CST · 1750 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 812
2. 2.66 km SW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 8, 8:21 AM CST · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
3. 3.08 km SW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 8, 2:25 PM CST · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 29
4. 2.48 km S of Gypsum, KansasThu, Dec 9, 7:59 PM CST · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
5. 3.05 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Dec 11, 4:28 AM CST · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
6. 2.6KansasSat, Dec 11, 5:18 AM CST · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Dec 11, 7:02 PM CST · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
8. 3.67 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Dec 11, 8:09 PM CST · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 101
9. 2.68 km SW of Gypsum, KansasSun, Dec 12, 5:19 PM CST · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
10. 2.56 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasTue, Dec 14, 4:02 PM CST · 1744 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
11. 4.01 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 15, 3:58 AM CST · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 129
12. 3.57 km ESE of Assaria, KansasWed, Dec 15, 9:03 AM CST · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 20
13. 3.17 km SW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 15, 12:17 PM CST · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 10
14. 2.56 km SW of Gypsum, KansasThu, Dec 16, 6:18 PM CST · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
15. 3.35 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasFri, Dec 17, 8:23 AM CST · 1741 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 6
16. 2.4KansasFri, Dec 17, 2:32 PM CST · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
17. 2.66 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasFri, Dec 17, 7:23 PM CST · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.74 km E of Assaria, KansasSat, Dec 18, 9:21 AM CST · 1740 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
19. 2.02 km SSW of Marion, KansasSat, Dec 25, 5:43 PM CST · 1733 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
20. 3.76 km SW of Gypsum, KansasSun, Dec 26, 4:40 AM CST · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 46
21. 3.77 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasSun, Dec 26, 11:51 PM CST · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 28
22. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasMon, Dec 27, 1:59 AM CST · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
23. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, KansasMon, Dec 27, 3:58 AM CST · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 7
24. 2.84 km SW of Gypsum, KansasTue, Dec 28, 6:33 AM CST · 1730 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
25. 2.48 km SW of Gypsum, KansasThu, Dec 30, 10:00 PM CST · 1728 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
26. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, KansasFri, Jan 7, 1:10 AM CST · 1721 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 6
27. 3.14 km ESE of Assaria, KansasMon, Jan 10, 8:35 AM CST · 1717 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 28
28. 1.86 km E of Assaria, KansasFri, Jan 14, 5:42 PM CST · 1713 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
29. 2.7KansasFri, Jan 14, 6:35 PM CST · 1713 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
30. 3.15 km SW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Jan 15, 2:41 AM CST · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 6
31. 2.55 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasThu, Jan 20, 8:21 AM CST · 1707 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
32. 2.46 km SW of Woodbine, KansasSat, Jan 29, 8:05 PM CST · 1698 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
33. 2.55 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasTue, Feb 1, 12:25 PM CST · 1695 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3

Before

1. 2.610 km ENE of Luray, KansasWed, Dec 1, 10:22 PM CST · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
2. 2.95 km ENE of Assaria, KansasThu, Nov 18, 8:20 AM CST · 1770 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
3. 2.64 km SW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Nov 17, 7:40 PM CST · 1771 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
4. 2.96 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Nov 17, 3:43 PM CST · 1771 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 15
5. 2.95 km SW of Gypsum, KansasTue, Nov 9, 6:19 AM CST · 1779 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 5
6. 2.53 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasMon, Nov 8, 12:46 AM CST · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
7. 2.65 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasMon, Nov 8, 12:20 AM CST · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000g902. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:28 PM UTC.