M3.1 earthquake 11 km W of Webber, Kansas
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 11 km W of Webber, Kansas on Tue, Nov 23, 2021, 5:11 AM CST (11:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (mb_lg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-11-23 11:11:57 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.931° N, 98.172° W
- Region
- Nebraska
- Felt reports
- 1
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 7.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.6 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 1.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 49°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.69 km W of Webber, Kansas · 1765 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.515 km NNW of Cawker City, Kansas · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.610 km ENE of Luray, Kansas · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000fwev. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC.