Kansas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8 km S of Gypsum, Kansas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km S of Gypsum, Kansas on Thu, Dec 9, 2021, 7:59 PM CST (01:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 1 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-12-10 01:59:05 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.633° N, 97.423° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.05 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1758 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.6Kansas · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.67 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 101
  5. 2.68 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.56 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  7. 4.01 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1754 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 129
  8. 3.57 km ESE of Assaria, Kansas · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 20
  9. 3.17 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 10
  10. 2.56 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.35 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1752 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
  12. 2.4Kansas · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.66 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.74 km E of Assaria, Kansas · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.02 km SSW of Marion, Kansas · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
  16. 3.76 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 46
  17. 3.77 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 28
  18. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 7
  20. 2.84 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.48 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 6
  23. 3.14 km ESE of Assaria, Kansas · 1728 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 28
  24. 1.86 km E of Assaria, Kansas · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.7Kansas · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  26. 3.15 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
  27. 2.55 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1718 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.46 km SW of Woodbine, Kansas · 1708 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.55 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1706 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.56 km ENE of Hope, Kansas · 1704 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 10

Before

  1. 3.08 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1761 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 29
  2. 2.66 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1761 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  3. 4.36 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1761 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 812
  4. 2.53 km NNE of Assaria, Kansas · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 2.95 km ENE of Assaria, Kansas · 1781 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 4
  6. 2.64 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 2.96 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 15

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gb1n. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:55 AM UTC.