Kansas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7 km NE of Partridge, Kansas

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Partridge, Kansas on Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 1:02 PM CST (19:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 7 km NE of Norwich, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-15 19:02:04 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.012° N, 98.030° 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 2.2 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km NE of Norwich, Kansas · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 10
  2. 2.46 km NNE of Norwich, Kansas · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.43 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 426
  4. 3.55 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1,294
  5. 3.01 km N of Eastborough, Kansas · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 240
  6. 2.43 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 27
  7. 3.53 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1,765
  8. 1.83 km NNE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 41
  9. 2.03 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 84
  10. 3.13 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 291
  11. 3.24 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 590
  12. 1.75 km NE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  13. 2.33 km ENE of Eastborough, Kansas · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 44
  14. 2.23 km SE of McConnell AFB, Kansas · 2001 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 18

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dhv3. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 3:15 AM UTC.