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Kansas earthquakes today and on record

Kansas gets real earthquakes, though far fewer than the West Coast. Since 1900 the USGS has recorded 80 of magnitude 3.5 or more. Below: every quake in the state this week, a map, and the biggest since 1900.

Updated . Data: U.S. Geological Survey.

Last 24 hours
0
Past 7 days
0
Most recent
None this week
Largest on record
M4.9 (2014)
M3.5+ since 1900
80
M5+ since 1900
0
M4.9, 2014M4.6, 2019M4.5, 2020M4.4, 1956M4.3, 2014M4.3, 2021M4.2, 2019M4.1, 1906M4.1, 2015M4.1, 2019M4.0, 1989M4.0, 2015M4.0, 2021M4.0, 2019M4.0, 2023M3.9, 2018M3.8, 1931M3.8, 1904M3.8, 1989M3.8, 2015M3.8, 2014M3.8, 2014M3.8, 2013M3.8, 2022M3.8, 2021M3.8, 2019M3.7, 2018M3.7, 2018M3.7, 2017M3.7, 2017M3.7, 2017M3.7, 2017M3.7, 2017M3.7, 2017M3.7, 2015M3.7, 2015M3.7, 2014M3.7, 2021M3.7, 2021M3.7, 2020M3.7, 2025M3.6, 1988M3.6, 2017M3.6, 2017M3.6, 2015M3.6, 2015M3.6, 2015M3.6, 2015M3.6, 2015M3.6, 2015M3.6, 2015M3.6, 2014M3.6, 2014M3.6, 2021M3.6, 2021M3.5, 1991M3.5, 2018M3.5, 2018M3.5, 2017M3.5, 2016M3.5, 2016M3.5, 2016M3.5, 2015M3.5, 2015M3.5, 2015M3.5, 2015M3.5, 2014M3.5, 2014M3.5, 2022M3.5, 2021M3.5, 2021M3.5, 2021M3.5, 2021M3.5, 2020M3.5, 2020M3.5, 2019M3.5, 2026M3.5, 2025M3.5, 2025M3.5, 2024
Larger quakes on record since 1900 Last 24 hours Past week

Earthquakes in Kansas this week

No earthquakes recorded in this period.

That is normal here. Quiet weeks happen even in active states.

Biggest earthquakes in Kansas since 1900

MagWhereDateDepth
4.94 km ENE of Milan, KansasNov 12, 20144 km
4.62 km SSE of Zurich, KansasJun 22, 20193 km
4.52 km W of South Hutchinson, KansasJan 19, 20205 km
4.410 km SE of Cunningham, KansasJan 6, 195629 km
4.37 km SW of Danville, KansasOct 2, 20145 km
4.36 km SSW of Gypsum, KansasDec 8, 20213 km
4.23 km W of South Hutchinson, KansasAug 16, 20195 km
4.1Near Manhattan, KansasJan 8, 19060 km
4.13 km SW of Danville, KansasJun 5, 20152 km
4.15 km WSW of South Hutchinson, KansasAug 18, 20195 km
4.08 km SSW of Zurich, KansasJun 8, 19895 km
4.06 km NNW of Sun City, KansasMay 23, 20155 km

Quakes of magnitude 3.5+ by decade

Older decades look quieter partly because there were far fewer seismometers. Counts before about 1970 are incomplete. The jump after 2009 matches the period when wastewater from oil and gas wells was injected deep underground; it fell after regulators limited injection.

Good to know

When was the last earthquake in Kansas?

None of magnitude 2.5 or more in the past week. The most recent of magnitude 3.5 or more in the long-term catalog was in 2026.

What was the biggest earthquake in Kansas?

A magnitude 4.9 near Milan, Kansas on November 12, 2014, the largest in the USGS catalog for the state since 1900.

Does Kansas get earthquakes?

Kansas gets real earthquakes, though far fewer than the West Coast. Since 1900 the USGS has recorded 80 of magnitude 3.5 or more. The USGS national hazard map is the best guide to the chance of strong shaking where you live.

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History: USGS earthquake catalog, magnitude 3.5 and up since 1900, matched to the state by location (quakes just offshore count for the nearest state). Live: USGS real-time feeds.