Every recorded earthquake near
Earthquakes near Hays, KS
M 2.5
Latest: 6:00 pm CDT on 16 June 2026 · 34 km (21 mi) NNE of Hays, KS
The most recent earthquake near Hays was M 2.5, 34 km (21 mi) NNE of Hays, KS, at 6:00 pm CDT on 16 June 2026.
- Within 30 km since 2016
- 16 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
- In the last 12 months
- 1
- Largest since 2016
- M 3.3 on 15 September 2016, 26 km (16 mi) NW of Hays, KS
- Reported felt
- 11 of them have felt reports to USGS
USGS · feed checked · newest earthquake in our database · this page
The latest 30
- 2.5 34 km (21 mi) NNE of Hays, KS
- 2.9 7 km (5 mi) N of Hays, KS · felt by 51
- 2.6 32 km (20 mi) NNE of Hays, KS · felt by 2
- 3.0 45 km (28 mi) ENE of Hays, KS
- 3.0 40 km (25 mi) NNW of Hays, KS · felt by 3
- 2.6 45 km (28 mi) NNW of Hays, KS
- 2.6 44 km (27 mi) NNW of Hays, KS · felt by 2
- 2.5 42 km (26 mi) NNW of Hays, KS · felt by 3
- 2.6 30 km (19 mi) NNE of Hays, KS · felt by 2
- 2.4 27 km (17 mi) NNE of Hays, KS
- 2.7 48 km (30 mi) NNW of Hays, KS
- 2.7 48 km (30 mi) NNW of Hays, KS · felt by 5
- 2.9 26 km (16 mi) NW of Hays, KS
- 2.6 28 km (17 mi) ENE of Hays, KS
- 2.5 25 km (16 mi) NW of Hays, KS
- 3.3 45 km (28 mi) NNW of Hays, KS · felt by 13
- 3.0 15 km (9 mi) ENE of Hays, KS · felt by 3
- 2.6 32 km (20 mi) NE of Hays, KS · felt by 2
- 3.5 38 km (24 mi) NNW of Hays, KS · felt by 17
- 3.0 46 km (29 mi) NNW of Hays, KS · felt by 4
- 3.7 48 km (30 mi) NNE of Hays, KS · felt by 50
- 2.5 21 km (13 mi) WNW of Hays, KS · felt by 3
- 3.2 26 km (16 mi) NW of Hays, KS · felt by 27
- 2.5 25 km (15 mi) NW of Hays, KS
- 3.1 27 km (17 mi) NW of Hays, KS · felt by 16
- 3.3 26 km (16 mi) NW of Hays, KS · felt by 34
- 3.3 27 km (17 mi) NW of Hays, KS · felt by 39
- 2.6 20 km (12 mi) NW of Hays, KS · felt by 2
- 2.5 29 km (18 mi) NW of Hays, KS · felt by 3
- 3.1 26 km (16 mi) NW of Hays, KS · felt by 19
From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Hays time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Hays are listed even when they are further out.
On the map
The white circle is Hays; dots are the 16 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Before 2016
The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Hays.
USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.
Nearby towns
Ellis 21 km · Plainville 40 km
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