Kansas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas on Mon, Jan 4, 2021, 12:51 AM CST (06:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-01-04 06:51:51 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.702° N, 97.241° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
28
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

28 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 1.6 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.84 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2095 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 13
  2. 2.77 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 41
  3. 2.49 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 11
  4. 2.19 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.67 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 8
  6. 1.52 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2079 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.76 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2060 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.47 km NE of Partridge, Kansas · 2054 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.77 km NE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.57 km NE of Norwich, Kansas · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 10
  12. 2.46 km NNE of Norwich, Kansas · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.14 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 14
  2. 2.46 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2100 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 226
  3. 3.73 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2,604
  4. 1.95 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.53 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2103 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 45
  6. 1.84 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas · 2107 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.1Kansas · 2108 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 18
  8. 2.47 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2111 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 11
  9. 2.13 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas · 2111 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.63 km NNE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2111 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 184
  11. 1.94 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2111 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 16
  12. 2.93 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 403
  13. 2.24 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 50
  14. 2.53 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2112 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 170
  15. 3.45 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 388
  16. 3.44 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 805
  17. 2.72 km ENE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2112 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 175
  18. 2.61 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2112 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 265
  19. 2.75 km W of Andover, Kansas · 2118 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 105
  20. 2.04 km ENE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2120 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 27

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d5dj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC.