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M2.2 earthquake 3 km SE of McConnell AFB, Kansas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3 km SE of McConnell AFB, Kansas on Fri, Apr 2, 2021, 12:39 AM CDT (05:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-02 05:39:34 UTC
Depth
4.9 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.608° N, 97.224° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
18
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

18 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 2.0 km horizontally, 5.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.94 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.33 km ENE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 44
  3. 1.75 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 4
  4. 3.24 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 590
  5. 3.13 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 291
  6. 2.03 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 84
  7. 1.83 km NNE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 41
  8. 3.53 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1,765
  9. 2.43 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 27
  10. 3.01 km N of Eastborough, Kansas · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 240
  11. 3.55 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1,294
  12. 3.43 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 426
  13. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dyga. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.