Kansas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas on Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 3:58 AM CST (09:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 4 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-27 09:58:16 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.662° N, 97.508° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
7
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

7 people 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 2.7 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
92°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 23 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.84 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1729 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.48 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1726 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1719 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  4. 3.14 km ESE of Assaria, Kansas · 1716 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 28
  5. 1.86 km E of Assaria, Kansas · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.7Kansas · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  7. 3.15 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1711 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  8. 2.55 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1706 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.46 km SW of Woodbine, Kansas · 1697 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.55 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.56 km ENE of Hope, Kansas · 1692 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 10
  12. 2.47 km ENE of Hope, Kansas · 1683 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.28 km WSW of Woodbine, Kansas · 1672 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1730 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.77 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1730 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 28
  3. 3.76 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 46
  4. 2.02 km SSW of Marion, Kansas · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  5. 2.74 km E of Assaria, Kansas · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.66 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1740 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.4Kansas · 1740 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.35 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1740 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.56 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.17 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 10
  11. 3.57 km ESE of Assaria, Kansas · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 20
  12. 4.01 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1742 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 129
  13. 2.56 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.68 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1745 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  15. 3.67 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 101
  16. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.6Kansas · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  18. 3.05 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1746 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  19. 2.48 km S of Gypsum, Kansas · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.08 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 29

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gfl2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.