M3.1 earthquake 7 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas

Magnitude

3.1 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Dec 15, 2021, 12:17 PM CST

UTC

2021-12-15 18:17:48 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.669° N, 97.494° W

Region

Kansas

Felt reports

10

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 2.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.05

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

62

• Lindsborg, KansasPopulation 3,383. Forecast19 kmNE
• Salina, KansasPopulation 47,813. Forecast22 kmSSE
• Wichita, KansasPopulation 396,119. Forecast110 kmN
• Dallas, TexasPopulation 1,326,087. Forecast657 kmN

After

1. 2.56 km SW of Gypsum, KansasThu, Dec 16, 6:18 PM CST · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
2. 3.35 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasFri, Dec 17, 8:23 AM CST · 1751 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
3. 2.4KansasFri, Dec 17, 2:32 PM CST · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
4. 2.66 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasFri, Dec 17, 7:23 PM CST · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
5. 2.74 km E of Assaria, KansasSat, Dec 18, 9:21 AM CST · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
6. 2.02 km SSW of Marion, KansasSat, Dec 25, 5:43 PM CST · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
7. 3.76 km SW of Gypsum, KansasSun, Dec 26, 4:40 AM CST · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 46
8. 3.77 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasSun, Dec 26, 11:51 PM CST · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 28
9. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasMon, Dec 27, 1:59 AM CST · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, KansasMon, Dec 27, 3:58 AM CST · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
11. 2.84 km SW of Gypsum, KansasTue, Dec 28, 6:33 AM CST · 1740 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
12. 2.48 km SW of Gypsum, KansasThu, Dec 30, 10:00 PM CST · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
13. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, KansasFri, Jan 7, 1:10 AM CST · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
14. 3.14 km ESE of Assaria, KansasMon, Jan 10, 8:35 AM CST · 1727 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 28
15. 1.86 km E of Assaria, KansasFri, Jan 14, 5:42 PM CST · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
16. 2.7KansasFri, Jan 14, 6:35 PM CST · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
17. 3.15 km SW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Jan 15, 2:41 AM CST · 1722 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
18. 2.55 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasThu, Jan 20, 8:21 AM CST · 1717 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
19. 2.46 km SW of Woodbine, KansasSat, Jan 29, 8:05 PM CST · 1708 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
20. 2.55 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasTue, Feb 1, 12:25 PM CST · 1705 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
21. 2.56 km ENE of Hope, KansasWed, Feb 2, 9:59 PM CST · 1704 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 10
22. 2.47 km ENE of Hope, KansasSat, Feb 12, 5:47 AM CST · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5

Before

1. 3.57 km ESE of Assaria, KansasWed, Dec 15, 9:03 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 20
2. 4.01 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 15, 3:58 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 129
3. 2.56 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasTue, Dec 14, 4:02 PM CST · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
4. 2.68 km SW of Gypsum, KansasSun, Dec 12, 5:19 PM CST · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
5. 3.67 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Dec 11, 8:09 PM CST · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 101
6. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Dec 11, 7:02 PM CST · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
7. 2.6KansasSat, Dec 11, 5:18 AM CST · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
8. 3.05 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Dec 11, 4:28 AM CST · 1757 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 5
9. 2.48 km S of Gypsum, KansasThu, Dec 9, 7:59 PM CST · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
10. 3.08 km SW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 8, 2:25 PM CST · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 29
11. 2.66 km SW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 8, 8:21 AM CST · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
12. 4.36 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 8, 7:45 AM CST · 1760 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 812
13. 2.53 km NNE of Assaria, KansasSat, Dec 4, 4:32 AM CST · 1764 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
14. 2.95 km ENE of Assaria, KansasThu, Nov 18, 8:20 AM CST · 1780 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
15. 2.64 km SW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Nov 17, 7:40 PM CST · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
16. 2.96 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Nov 17, 3:43 PM CST · 1781 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 15

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gcie. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC.