M2.6 earthquake 13 km NNE of Downs, Kansas
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 13 km NNE of Downs, Kansas on Thu, Nov 11, 2021, 12:13 AM CST (06:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 11 km W of Webber, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (mb_lg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-11 06:13:30 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.615° N, 98.512° W
- Region
- Kansas
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 48°
- Stations used
- 37
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.612 km NNW of Cawker City, Kansas · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
- 2.614 km SW of Stockton, Kansas · 1767 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
- 3.111 km W of Webber, Kansas · 1766 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
- 2.69 km W of Webber, Kansas · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.515 km NNW of Cawker City, Kansas · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.610 km ENE of Luray, Kansas · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ft55. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:06 PM UTC.