Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Wellington, KS

M 2.6

Latest: 2:23 pm CST on 11 January 2021 · 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Wellington, KS

The most recent earthquake near Wellington was M 2.6, 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Wellington, KS, at 2:23 pm CST on 11 January 2021. 8 people reported feeling it to USGS.

Within 30 km since 2016: 328 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 0
Largest since 2016: M 4.0 on 15 January 2019, 22 km (14 mi) S of Wellington, KS
Reported felt: 63 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 14 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 6 minutes ago · this page 01:02 UTC

The latest 50

2.6 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Wellington, KS · felt by 8 Jan 11, 2021
2:23 pm CST
2.1 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Wellington, KS · felt by 3 Jan 11, 2021
2:29 am CST
2.4 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Wellington, KS · felt by 11 Jan 10, 2021
4:53 pm CST
2.7 10 km (6 mi) WNW of Wellington, KS · felt by 41 Jan 10, 2021
12:52 am CST
2.4 11 km (7 mi) WNW of Wellington, KS · felt by 11 Dec 20, 2020
4:38 pm CST
2.6 17 km (11 mi) E of Wellington, KS Jun 22, 2020
7:25 pm CDT
2.3 15 km (9 mi) E of Wellington, KS May 27, 2020
5:03 pm CDT
2.0 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Wellington, KS · felt by 1 Apr 21, 2020
8:52 am CDT
2.4 11 km (7 mi) SW of Wellington, KS Mar 13, 2020
8:55 am CDT
2.1 36 km (23 mi) W of Wellington, KS · felt by 1 Mar 2, 2020
1:47 pm CST
2.8 6 km (4 mi) WNW of Wellington, KS · felt by 28 Feb 27, 2020
7:08 pm CST
2.4 22 km (14 mi) SW of Wellington, KS Nov 9, 2019
1:29 pm CST
3.0 27 km (17 mi) SW of Wellington, KS · felt by 10 Sep 21, 2019
3:31 am CDT
2.5 21 km (13 mi) S of Wellington, KS Jul 18, 2019
12:24 pm CDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) SW of Wellington, KS Jun 30, 2019
3:55 am CDT
1.7 24 km (15 mi) SW of Wellington, KS Jun 8, 2019
4:36 am CDT
1.8 24 km (15 mi) SW of Wellington, KS May 15, 2019
2:36 pm CDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) SW of Wellington, KS Apr 26, 2019
12:47 am CDT
2.3 24 km (15 mi) WSW of Wellington, KS Apr 13, 2019
1:57 pm CDT
2.7 23 km (15 mi) WSW of Wellington, KS Apr 13, 2019
1:55 pm CDT
1.9 25 km (16 mi) W of Wellington, KS Apr 8, 2019
10:57 am CDT
2.2 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Wellington, KS Mar 17, 2019
2:06 pm CDT
2.5 23 km (14 mi) S of Wellington, KS Mar 16, 2019
4:49 am CDT
1.6 39 km (24 mi) W of Wellington, KS Mar 4, 2019
5:37 pm CST
1.9 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Wellington, KS Feb 23, 2019
1:27 pm CST
2.1 36 km (22 mi) W of Wellington, KS Feb 17, 2019
6:42 pm CST
2.2 20 km (12 mi) S of Wellington, KS · felt by 3 Feb 17, 2019
6:25 pm CST
1.5 26 km (16 mi) SSW of Wellington, KS Feb 13, 2019
1:47 pm CST
2.3 26 km (16 mi) SW of Wellington, KS Jan 28, 2019
10:18 pm CST
3.3 23 km (14 mi) S of Wellington, KS · felt by 8 Jan 25, 2019
12:32 pm CST
2.5 21 km (13 mi) S of Wellington, KS · felt by 1 Jan 20, 2019
7:29 pm CST
2.3 20 km (12 mi) S of Wellington, KS · felt by 1 Jan 17, 2019
7:41 am CST
2.3 21 km (13 mi) S of Wellington, KS Jan 17, 2019
4:54 am CST
2.5 23 km (14 mi) S of Wellington, KS Jan 17, 2019
3:43 am CST
2.4 20 km (13 mi) S of Wellington, KS Jan 15, 2019
9:58 pm CST
2.4 19 km (12 mi) S of Wellington, KS Jan 15, 2019
9:41 pm CST
4.0 22 km (14 mi) S of Wellington, KS · felt by 474 Jan 15, 2019
9:34 pm CST
2.3 27 km (17 mi) WNW of Wellington, KS Jan 3, 2019
4:32 am CST
1.6 33 km (21 mi) WSW of Wellington, KS Dec 31, 2018
1:16 pm CST
2.4 15 km (9 mi) NNW of Wellington, KS Dec 17, 2018
2:36 pm CST
1.7 38 km (23 mi) WSW of Wellington, KS Nov 24, 2018
1:00 am CST
1.9 39 km (24 mi) W of Wellington, KS Nov 21, 2018
5:30 am CST
2.5 18 km (11 mi) N of Wellington, KS · felt by 2 Nov 14, 2018
6:48 pm CST
1.6 39 km (24 mi) W of Wellington, KS Oct 20, 2018
10:52 am CDT
1.7 23 km (14 mi) W of Wellington, KS Oct 15, 2018
4:00 pm CDT
1.5 12 km (7 mi) SW of Wellington, KS Oct 2, 2018
7:42 pm CDT
1.9 12 km (8 mi) SW of Wellington, KS Sep 30, 2018
7:57 pm CDT
3.0 12 km (7 mi) SW of Wellington, KS · felt by 4 Sep 30, 2018
7:33 pm CDT
2.2 12 km (7 mi) SW of Wellington, KS Sep 30, 2018
7:32 pm CDT
2.1 12 km (8 mi) SW of Wellington, KS Sep 30, 2018
6:09 am 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 Wellington time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Wellington are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Wellington; 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 Wellington.

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

Nearby towns

Belle Plaine 16 km · Oxford 18 km · Conway Springs 28 km · Clearwater 29 km · Derby 32 km · Caldwell 33 km · Haysville 33 km · Arkansas City 37 km

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