Kansas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 2 km NW of McConnell AFB, Kansas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 2 km NW of McConnell AFB, Kansas on Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 5:33 PM CDT (22:33 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-10-24 22:33:12 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.649° N, 97.276° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
183
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

183 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 2.1 km horizontally, 4.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
51

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1785 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.64 km NNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 2.06 km NE of Norwich, Kansas · 1797 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.05 km NE of Braman, Oklahoma · 1802 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.92 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 1.82 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.42 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1811 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.62 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1819 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.52 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1822 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 1.83 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000fxa2 (also filed as ok2021uwno). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:58 AM UTC.