Kansas earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 2 km ENE of Milton, Kansas

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 2 km ENE of Milton, Kansas on Thu, Jun 24, 2021, 8:18 AM CDT (13:18 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 4 km ESE of Milton, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-06-24 13:18:45 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.437° N, 97.745° W
Region
Kansas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.1 km horizontally, 5.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.51 km NNE of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 1914 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.34 km ESE of Milton, Kansas · 1912 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.76 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 1909 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.02 km NNE of Eastborough, Kansas · 1906 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.11 km E of Eastborough, Kansas · 1906 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 11
  6. 1.78 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1905 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.07 km NNE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1899 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 11
  8. 1.58 km SSE of Byron, Oklahoma · 1898 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.22 km WNW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 1894 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 8
  10. 2.15 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 1894 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
  11. 2.32 km WNW of South Hutchinson, Kansas · 1894 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 6
  12. 1.510 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.710 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.010 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1886 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.69 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 2.03 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 1882 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.99 km WSW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.810 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1876 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.58 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 1876 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 1.91 km NW of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 1874 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.77 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 1871 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.06 km N of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 1869 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  24. 2.33 km NE of Cheney, Kansas · 1868 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  25. 1.55 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 1.97 km N of Hunter, Oklahoma · 1867 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 3.05 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.56 km SSE of Bluff City, Kansas · 1866 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 2.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  30. 3.59 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1858 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 16
  31. 1.69 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.54 km E of Eastborough, Kansas · 1918 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 17
  2. 2.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1920 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1929 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.85 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 11
  5. 1.93 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 1931 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 6
  6. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1935 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000epcd. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.