M1.9 earthquake 4 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas on Sat, Apr 24, 2021, 10:46 PM CDT (03:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 5 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-04-25 03:46:43 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.717° N, 97.225° W
- Region
- Kansas
- Felt reports
- 5
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.3 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 99°
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.93 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
- 2.85 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 1930 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 11
- 2.54 km E of Eastborough, Kansas · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 17
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000e4r3. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.