Kansas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5 km ENE of Assaria, Kansas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Assaria, Kansas on Thu, Nov 18, 2021, 8:20 AM CST (14:20 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 6 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-18 14:20:29 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.700° N, 97.543° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
4
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

4 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 2.6 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.06
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
146°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.53 km NNE of Assaria, Kansas · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.36 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1750 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 812
  3. 2.66 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.08 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 29
  5. 2.48 km S of Gypsum, Kansas · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  6. 3.05 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.6Kansas · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  9. 3.67 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 101
  10. 2.68 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1745 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.56 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  12. 4.01 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 129
  13. 3.57 km ESE of Assaria, Kansas · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 20
  14. 3.17 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 10
  15. 2.56 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.35 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1741 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 6
  17. 2.4Kansas · 1740 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.66 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1740 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.74 km E of Assaria, Kansas · 1740 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.02 km SSW of Marion, Kansas · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5
  21. 3.76 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 46
  22. 3.77 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 28
  23. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 7
  25. 2.84 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1730 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  26. 2.48 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1727 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1720 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 6
  28. 3.14 km ESE of Assaria, Kansas · 1717 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 28
  29. 1.86 km E of Assaria, Kansas · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.7Kansas · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  31. 3.15 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 6

Before

  1. 2.64 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.96 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 15
  3. 2.95 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1779 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.53 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.65 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1780 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.95 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1784 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fv39. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.