Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake Kansas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck in Kansas on Sat, Dec 11, 2021, 5:18 AM CST (11:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-12-11 11:18:30 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.686° N, 97.490° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person 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 2.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
144°
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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  2. 3.67 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1746 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 101
  3. 2.68 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1745 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.56 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  5. 4.01 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 129
  6. 3.57 km ESE of Assaria, Kansas · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 20
  7. 3.17 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1743 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 10
  8. 2.56 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.35 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1741 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
  10. 2.4Kansas · 1741 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.66 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1740 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.74 km E of Assaria, Kansas · 1740 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.02 km SSW of Marion, Kansas · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 5
  14. 3.76 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1732 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 46
  15. 3.77 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 28
  16. 2.56 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1731 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
  18. 2.84 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1730 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.48 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1727 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1720 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
  21. 3.14 km ESE of Assaria, Kansas · 1717 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 28
  22. 1.86 km E of Assaria, Kansas · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.7Kansas · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  24. 3.15 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  25. 2.55 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1707 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.46 km SW of Woodbine, Kansas · 1697 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  27. 2.55 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1695 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.56 km ENE of Hope, Kansas · 1693 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 10

Before

  1. 3.05 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1747 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.48 km S of Gypsum, Kansas · 1748 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.08 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 29
  4. 2.66 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1750 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.36 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1750 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 812
  6. 2.53 km NNE of Assaria, Kansas · 1754 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.95 km ENE of Assaria, Kansas · 1770 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.64 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.96 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 15

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000gbes. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.