Kansas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 4 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas on Tue, Jan 5, 2021, 9:00 PM CST (03:00 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-01-06 03:00:51 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.717° N, 97.231° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
13
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

13 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 1.4 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.77 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 41
  2. 2.49 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 11
  3. 2.19 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.67 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2091 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 8
  5. 1.52 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2081 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 2.76 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2061 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2061 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.47 km NE of Partridge, Kansas · 2056 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.77 km NE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.57 km NE of Norwich, Kansas · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 10
  11. 2.46 km NNE of Norwich, Kansas · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.22 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 28
  2. 2.14 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2102 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 14
  3. 2.46 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2102 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 226
  4. 3.73 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2,604
  5. 1.95 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  6. 2.53 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2105 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 45
  7. 1.84 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas · 2108 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.1Kansas · 2110 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 18
  9. 2.47 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 11
  10. 2.13 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.63 km NNE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 184
  12. 1.94 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 16
  13. 2.93 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2113 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 403
  14. 2.24 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2114 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 50
  15. 2.53 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2114 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 170
  16. 3.45 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2114 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 388
  17. 3.44 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2114 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 805
  18. 2.72 km ENE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2114 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 175
  19. 2.61 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2114 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 265
  20. 2.75 km W of Andover, Kansas · 2120 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 105

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d5z5. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:30 AM UTC.