Kansas earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3 km ENE of Eastborough, Kansas

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km ENE of Eastborough, Kansas on Tue, Mar 16, 2021, 4:17 PM CDT (21:17 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-16 21:17:22 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.703° N, 97.234° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
44
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

44 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 1.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
43

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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.23 km SE of McConnell AFB, Kansas · 2007 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 18
  3. 1.94 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 1.75 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  2. 3.24 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 590
  3. 3.13 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2024 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 291
  4. 2.03 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2025 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 84
  5. 1.83 km NNE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2025 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 41
  6. 3.53 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2025 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1,765
  7. 2.43 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2025 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 27
  8. 3.01 km N of Eastborough, Kansas · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 240
  9. 3.55 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1,294
  10. 3.43 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 426
  11. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.46 km NNE of Norwich, Kansas · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 2.57 km NE of Norwich, Kansas · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 10
  14. 1.77 km NE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.47 km NE of Partridge, Kansas · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000dk0d. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC.