Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas on Mon, Jan 11, 2021, 2:23 PM CST (20:23 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 6 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-01-11 20:23:48 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.299° N, 97.480° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
8
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

8 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
144°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.65 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2074 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.49 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.59 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 1.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.19 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.52 km S of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.79 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.26 km ENE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 1.88 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2062 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.13 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2058 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 2.76 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 1.66 km ENE of Hunter, Oklahoma · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.47 km NE of Partridge, Kansas · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.77 km NE of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2044 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 2.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 110
  22. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 4.26 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1,749
  24. 2.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.76 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.65 km WSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.75 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2042 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  29. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2041 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.55 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  32. 1.85 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2040 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.06 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.15 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  36. 1.79 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2039 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 2.49 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  38. 2.410 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2039 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  39. 2.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 2.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2038 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 1.85 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2038 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.610 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.77 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2036 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  44. 2.57 km NE of Norwich, Kansas · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 10
  45. 2.46 km NNE of Norwich, Kansas · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  47. 1.75 km WSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 2.35 km WSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 2.65 km WSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.55 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 2.19 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2081 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.49 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 11
  3. 2.77 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 41
  4. 1.84 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2086 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 13
  5. 2.22 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 28
  6. 2.14 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2092 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 14
  7. 2.46 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2092 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 226
  8. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.73 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2,604
  10. 1.95 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.53 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 45
  12. 1.84 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 2.1Kansas · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 18
  17. 2.47 km NE of Mayfield, Kansas · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 11
  18. 2.13 km SE of Bellaire, Kansas · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.63 km NNE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 184
  20. 1.94 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 16

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000d7hv. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC.