M3.7 earthquake 7 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas

Magnitude

3.7 (mb), minor

Local time

Sun, Dec 26, 2021, 11:51 PM CST

UTC

2021-12-27 05:51:31 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.675° N, 97.500° W

Region

Kansas

Felt reports

28

Strongest shaking

IV, light shaking

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Strongest estimated

IV, light shaking

Peak ground acceleration

14.9% of gravity

Peak ground velocity

0.6 cm/s

Map

Automatic

Location uncertainty

About 3.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

42°

Stations used

45

• Lindsborg, KansasPopulation 3,383. Forecast19 kmNE
• Salina, KansasPopulation 47,813. Forecast21 kmSSE
• Wichita, KansasPopulation 396,119. Forecast110 kmN
• Dallas, TexasPopulation 1,326,087. Forecast658 kmN

After

1. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasMon, Dec 27, 1:59 AM CST · 1737 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, KansasMon, Dec 27, 3:58 AM CST · 1737 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
3. 2.84 km SW of Gypsum, KansasTue, Dec 28, 6:33 AM CST · 1736 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
4. 2.48 km SW of Gypsum, KansasThu, Dec 30, 10:00 PM CST · 1733 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
5. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, KansasFri, Jan 7, 1:10 AM CST · 1726 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
6. 3.14 km ESE of Assaria, KansasMon, Jan 10, 8:35 AM CST · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 28
7. 1.86 km E of Assaria, KansasFri, Jan 14, 5:42 PM CST · 1718 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
8. 2.7KansasFri, Jan 14, 6:35 PM CST · 1718 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
9. 3.15 km SW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Jan 15, 2:41 AM CST · 1718 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
10. 2.55 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasThu, Jan 20, 8:21 AM CST · 1713 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
11. 2.46 km SW of Woodbine, KansasSat, Jan 29, 8:05 PM CST · 1703 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
12. 2.55 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasTue, Feb 1, 12:25 PM CST · 1701 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
13. 2.56 km ENE of Hope, KansasWed, Feb 2, 9:59 PM CST · 1699 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 10
14. 2.47 km ENE of Hope, KansasSat, Feb 12, 5:47 AM CST · 1690 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
15. 2.28 km WSW of Woodbine, KansasWed, Feb 23, 7:56 AM CST · 1679 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3

Before

1. 3.76 km SW of Gypsum, KansasSun, Dec 26, 4:40 AM CST · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 46
2. 2.02 km SSW of Marion, KansasSat, Dec 25, 5:43 PM CST · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
3. 2.74 km E of Assaria, KansasSat, Dec 18, 9:21 AM CST · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
4. 2.66 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasFri, Dec 17, 7:23 PM CST · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
5. 2.4KansasFri, Dec 17, 2:32 PM CST · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
6. 3.35 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasFri, Dec 17, 8:23 AM CST · 1747 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
7. 2.56 km SW of Gypsum, KansasThu, Dec 16, 6:18 PM CST · 1747 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
8. 3.17 km SW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 15, 12:17 PM CST · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
9. 3.57 km ESE of Assaria, KansasWed, Dec 15, 9:03 AM CST · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 20
10. 4.01 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 15, 3:58 AM CST · 1749 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 129
11. 2.56 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasTue, Dec 14, 4:02 PM CST · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
12. 2.68 km SW of Gypsum, KansasSun, Dec 12, 5:19 PM CST · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
13. 3.67 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Dec 11, 8:09 PM CST · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 101
14. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Dec 11, 7:02 PM CST · 1752 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
15. 2.6KansasSat, Dec 11, 5:18 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
16. 3.05 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Dec 11, 4:28 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
17. 2.48 km S of Gypsum, KansasThu, Dec 9, 7:59 PM CST · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
18. 3.08 km SW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 8, 2:25 PM CST · 1755 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 29
19. 2.66 km SW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 8, 8:21 AM CST · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
20. 4.36 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 8, 7:45 AM CST · 1756 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 812

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gfjw. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.