Kansas earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 6 km ENE of Hope, Kansas

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 6 km ENE of Hope, Kansas on Wed, Feb 2, 2022, 9:59 PM CST (03:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 7 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2022-02-03 03:59:02 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.719° N, 97.012° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
10
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

10 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.8 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.47 km ENE of Hope, Kansas · 1683 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.28 km WSW of Woodbine, Kansas · 1672 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.36 km WSW of Woodbine, Kansas · 1670 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.07 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1659 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 2.55 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1694 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.46 km SW of Woodbine, Kansas · 1697 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.55 km WSW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1706 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  4. 3.15 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.7Kansas · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.86 km E of Assaria, Kansas · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.14 km ESE of Assaria, Kansas · 1716 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 28
  8. 2.58 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas · 1720 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 6

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000ghjb. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:58 PM UTC.