Kansas Earthquake History

Name: Kansas — earthquake history (magnitude 4.5+)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Since November 12, 2014, the USGS has recorded 3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater in Kansas. The strongest was M 4.9.

By decade

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Strongest in Kansas

M 4.9 · 4 km ENE of Milan, KansasNovember 12, 2014 M 4.6 · 2 km SSE of Zurich, KansasJune 22, 2019 M 4.5 · 2 km W of South Hutchinson, KansasJanuary 19, 2020

All recorded earthquakes

M 4.5 mwrJanuary 19, 2020

2 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas · depth 5 km

M 4.6 mwwJune 22, 2019

2 km SSE of Zurich, Kansas · depth 3 km

M 4.9 mwwNovember 12, 2014

4 km ENE of Milan, Kansas · depth 4 km

Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Hazards Program. Older and smaller earthquakes are under-counted relative to recent decades as instrumentation improved. A record of past shaking is not a forecast. See About the Data.