Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Sterling, KS

M 4.5

Latest: 1:08 pm CST on 19 January 2020 · 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Sterling was M 4.5, 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS, at 1:08 pm CST on 19 January 2020. 3,308 people reported feeling it to USGS. 9 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 52 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 0
Largest since 2016: M 4.5 on 19 January 2020, 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS
Reported felt: 51 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 20 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 4 minutes ago · this page 02:51 UTC

The latest 50

2.2 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 7 May 16, 2022
9:23 pm CDT
2.3 28 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 6 Jul 17, 2021
3:12 am CDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 5 Jul 16, 2021
10:06 pm CDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 8 Jul 16, 2021
9:43 pm CDT
2.4 27 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 1 Feb 15, 2021
1:02 pm CST
2.2 26 km (16 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 3 Jun 12, 2020
3:17 pm CDT
2.0 28 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 11 Apr 23, 2020
6:50 am CDT
2.0 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 1 Mar 4, 2020
3:07 am CST
1.8 28 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 2 Jan 27, 2020
2:44 am CST
4.5 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 3,308 Jan 19, 2020
1:08 pm CST
3.0 28 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 200 Nov 2, 2019
9:08 pm CDT
3.1 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 125 Oct 23, 2019
4:39 pm CDT
2.2 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 30 Oct 7, 2019
10:09 pm CDT
2.6 28 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 17 Sep 28, 2019
3:16 pm CDT
2.1 29 km (18 mi) ESE of Sterling, KS · felt by 2 Sep 28, 2019
7:31 am CDT
2.5 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 5 Sep 15, 2019
10:34 am CDT
2.3 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 4 Sep 4, 2019
1:18 am CDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 16 Sep 2, 2019
6:08 pm CDT
3.1 28 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 102 Sep 1, 2019
8:21 am CDT
4.1 28 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 656 Aug 18, 2019
3:45 am CDT
2.8 28 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 13 Aug 17, 2019
4:56 am CDT
1.8 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 2 Aug 17, 2019
2:42 am CDT
2.0 28 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 4 Aug 17, 2019
1:21 am CDT
2.1 27 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 4 Aug 17, 2019
12:23 am CDT
2.1 28 km (17 mi) ESE of Sterling, KS · felt by 2 Aug 16, 2019
10:19 pm CDT
3.1 28 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 83 Aug 16, 2019
8:03 pm CDT
2.5 26 km (16 mi) ESE of Sterling, KS · felt by 13 Aug 16, 2019
2:55 pm CDT
2.7 30 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 31 Aug 16, 2019
8:43 am CDT
2.6 24 km (15 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 25 Aug 16, 2019
8:30 am CDT
3.1 26 km (16 mi) SSE of Sterling, KS · felt by 91 Aug 16, 2019
8:10 am CDT
4.2 28 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 1,075 Aug 16, 2019
7:59 am CDT
2.4 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 5 Aug 14, 2019
8:44 am CDT
2.4 27 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 1 Apr 22, 2019
5:06 pm CDT
2.2 27 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 3 Mar 11, 2019
7:18 am CDT
2.4 23 km (14 mi) SSE of Sterling, KS · felt by 4 Jan 5, 2019
8:18 pm CST
2.3 27 km (17 mi) SSE of Sterling, KS · felt by 5 Sep 4, 2018
10:21 pm CDT
2.4 28 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 2 Aug 23, 2018
11:41 am CDT
2.6 30 km (19 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 24 Jun 4, 2018
8:48 am CDT
2.4 29 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 9 Jun 1, 2018
10:43 pm CDT
2.5 28 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 84 Apr 19, 2018
9:54 pm CDT
2.4 28 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS Apr 18, 2018
4:14 am CDT
2.9 30 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 31 Apr 17, 2018
6:05 pm CDT
3.2 28 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 240 Apr 13, 2018
9:46 pm CDT
2.3 28 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 3 Apr 8, 2018
6:34 pm CDT
2.2 30 km (19 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 6 Apr 3, 2018
4:56 pm CDT
2.4 28 km (18 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 4 Apr 3, 2018
2:26 pm CDT
3.4 28 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 227 Mar 8, 2018
4:48 am CST
3.1 27 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 127 Mar 1, 2018
2:26 pm CST
3.0 27 km (17 mi) SE of Sterling, KS · felt by 129 Jul 29, 2017
7:13 pm CDT
2.0 30 km (18 mi) SSE of Sterling, KS · felt by 6 Jun 26, 2017
9:36 pm CDT

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 Sterling time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Sterling are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Sterling; dots are the 50 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 Sterling.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Hutchinson 29 km · South Hutchinson 31 km

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