M2.6 earthquake 4 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas

Magnitude

2.6 (mb_lg), micro

Local time

Wed, Nov 17, 2021, 7:40 PM CST

UTC

2021-11-18 01:40:05 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.676° N, 97.470° W

Region

Kansas

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

99°

Stations used

30

• Lindsborg, KansasPopulation 3,383. Forecast21 kmENE
• Salina, KansasPopulation 47,813. Forecast22 kmSE
• Wichita, KansasPopulation 396,119. Forecast110 kmN
• Dallas, TexasPopulation 1,326,087. Forecast658 kmN

After

1. 2.95 km ENE of Assaria, KansasThu, Nov 18, 8:20 AM CST · 1769 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 4
2. 2.53 km NNE of Assaria, KansasSat, Dec 4, 4:32 AM CST · 1753 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
3. 4.36 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 8, 7:45 AM CST · 1749 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 812
4. 2.66 km SW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 8, 8:21 AM CST · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
5. 3.08 km SW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 8, 2:25 PM CST · 1749 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 29
6. 2.48 km S of Gypsum, KansasThu, Dec 9, 7:59 PM CST · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
7. 3.05 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Dec 11, 4:28 AM CST · 1746 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 5
8. 2.6KansasSat, Dec 11, 5:18 AM CST · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Dec 11, 7:02 PM CST · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
10. 3.67 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Dec 11, 8:09 PM CST · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 101
11. 2.68 km SW of Gypsum, KansasSun, Dec 12, 5:19 PM CST · 1745 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
12. 2.56 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasTue, Dec 14, 4:02 PM CST · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
13. 4.01 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 15, 3:58 AM CST · 1742 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 129
14. 3.57 km ESE of Assaria, KansasWed, Dec 15, 9:03 AM CST · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 20
15. 3.17 km SW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Dec 15, 12:17 PM CST · 1742 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 10
16. 2.56 km SW of Gypsum, KansasThu, Dec 16, 6:18 PM CST · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
17. 3.35 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasFri, Dec 17, 8:23 AM CST · 1740 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
18. 2.4KansasFri, Dec 17, 2:32 PM CST · 1740 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
19. 2.66 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasFri, Dec 17, 7:23 PM CST · 1740 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
20. 2.74 km E of Assaria, KansasSat, Dec 18, 9:21 AM CST · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
21. 2.02 km SSW of Marion, KansasSat, Dec 25, 5:43 PM CST · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
22. 3.76 km SW of Gypsum, KansasSun, Dec 26, 4:40 AM CST · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 46
23. 3.77 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasSun, Dec 26, 11:51 PM CST · 1730 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 28
24. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasMon, Dec 27, 1:59 AM CST · 1730 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
25. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, KansasMon, Dec 27, 3:58 AM CST · 1730 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 7
26. 2.84 km SW of Gypsum, KansasTue, Dec 28, 6:33 AM CST · 1729 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
27. 2.48 km SW of Gypsum, KansasThu, Dec 30, 10:00 PM CST · 1727 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
28. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, KansasFri, Jan 7, 1:10 AM CST · 1719 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
29. 3.14 km ESE of Assaria, KansasMon, Jan 10, 8:35 AM CST · 1716 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 28
30. 1.86 km E of Assaria, KansasFri, Jan 14, 5:42 PM CST · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
31. 2.7KansasFri, Jan 14, 6:35 PM CST · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
32. 3.15 km SW of Gypsum, KansasSat, Jan 15, 2:41 AM CST · 1711 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6

Before

1. 2.96 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Nov 17, 3:43 PM CST · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 15
2. 2.95 km SW of Gypsum, KansasTue, Nov 9, 6:19 AM CST · 1778 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
3. 2.53 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasMon, Nov 8, 12:46 AM CST · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.65 km WSW of Gypsum, KansasMon, Nov 8, 12:20 AM CST · 1779 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
5. 2.95 km SW of Gypsum, KansasWed, Nov 3, 4:12 PM CDT · 1784 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fuz8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.