Kansas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 5 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas on Wed, Nov 3, 2021, 4:12 PM CDT (21:12 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 6 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (mb_Lg, Lg-wave body), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2021-11-03 21:12:35 UTC
Depth
1.4 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.669° N, 97.472° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
6
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

6 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 2.4 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
55

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.65 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1788 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.53 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1788 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.95 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1787 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.96 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1778 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 15
  5. 2.64 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1778 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.95 km ENE of Assaria, Kansas · 1778 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.53 km NNE of Assaria, Kansas · 1762 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 4.36 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1758 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 812
  9. 2.66 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  10. 3.08 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 29
  11. 2.48 km S of Gypsum, Kansas · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.05 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1755 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.6Kansas · 1755 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  15. 3.67 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 101
  16. 2.68 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.56 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  18. 4.01 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1751 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 129
  19. 3.57 km ESE of Assaria, Kansas · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 20
  20. 3.17 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1751 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 10
  21. 2.56 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  22. 3.35 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1749 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  23. 2.4Kansas · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.66 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.74 km E of Assaria, Kansas · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.02 km SSW of Marion, Kansas · 1740 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
  27. 3.76 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1740 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 46
  28. 3.77 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 28
  29. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
  31. 2.84 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.48 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1735 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.5Kansas · 1815 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fr8j. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:55 AM UTC.