Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Wichita, KS

M 3.2

Latest: 8:29 pm CST on 10 February 2023 · 50 km (31 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS

The most recent earthquake of M2.5 or more near Wichita was M 3.2, 50 km (31 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS, at 8:29 pm CST on 10 February 2023. 45 people reported feeling it to USGS. 3 smaller earthquakes have been recorded nearby since; the newest is first in the list below.

Within 30 km since 2016: 60 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 0
Largest since 2016: M 3.7 on 30 December 2020, 9 km (5 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS
Reported felt: 56 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 17 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 4 minutes ago · this page 01:38 UTC

The latest 50

2.3 27 km (17 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS · felt by 1 Oct 25, 2023
4:43 pm CDT
2.3 22 km (14 mi) ESE of Wichita, KS · felt by 5 Apr 18, 2023
10:20 pm CDT
2.3 10 km (6 mi) E of Wichita, KS · felt by 41 Feb 25, 2023
11:48 pm CST
3.2 50 km (31 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS · felt by 45 Feb 10, 2023
8:29 pm CST
2.8 42 km (26 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS · felt by 5 Mar 21, 2022
7:33 pm CDT
2.4 41 km (25 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS Mar 20, 2022
10:40 am CDT
2.6 40 km (25 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS · felt by 2 Mar 20, 2022
3:51 am CDT
2.2 41 km (25 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS · felt by 1 Mar 20, 2022
3:31 am CDT
2.4 39 km (24 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS Mar 19, 2022
9:43 pm CDT
3.5 41 km (25 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS · felt by 17 Mar 19, 2022
7:00 pm CDT
2.6 41 km (25 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS · felt by 4 Mar 19, 2022
7:26 am CDT
3.0 41 km (25 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS · felt by 16 Mar 18, 2022
11:27 pm CDT
2.4 41 km (25 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS Mar 18, 2022
11:26 pm CDT
2.5 7 km (4 mi) SE of Wichita, KS · felt by 183 Oct 24, 2021
5:33 pm CDT
2.0 46 km (29 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS Oct 22, 2021
3:57 am CDT
2.1 8 km (5 mi) E of Wichita, KS · felt by 11 Jul 5, 2021
8:32 am CDT
2.0 8 km (5 mi) E of Wichita, KS · felt by 3 Jul 5, 2021
7:06 am CDT
2.3 45 km (28 mi) SW of Wichita, KS Jun 28, 2021
7:23 pm CDT
2.2 46 km (28 mi) SW of Wichita, KS Jun 24, 2021
8:18 am CDT
2.5 11 km (7 mi) E of Wichita, KS · felt by 17 Jun 23, 2021
10:43 am CDT
2.8 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 11 Jun 10, 2021
6:31 am CDT
1.9 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 6 Jun 10, 2021
2:03 am CDT
1.9 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 5 Apr 24, 2021
10:46 pm CDT
2.2 14 km (9 mi) SE of Wichita, KS · felt by 18 Apr 2, 2021
12:39 am CDT
2.3 9 km (6 mi) E of Wichita, KS · felt by 44 Mar 16, 2021
4:17 pm CDT
1.7 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 4 Mar 16, 2021
1:32 am CDT
3.2 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 590 Mar 15, 2021
8:59 am CDT
3.1 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 291 Mar 15, 2021
8:52 am CDT
2.0 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 84 Mar 15, 2021
12:29 am CDT
1.8 9 km (5 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 41 Mar 14, 2021
10:01 pm CDT
3.5 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 1,765 Mar 14, 2021
6:08 pm CDT
2.4 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 27 Mar 14, 2021
8:30 am CDT
3.0 7 km (4 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 240 Mar 14, 2021
7:02 am CDT
3.5 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 1,294 Mar 14, 2021
6:31 am CDT
3.4 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 426 Mar 14, 2021
6:29 am CDT
2.4 47 km (29 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS Feb 25, 2021
8:19 pm CST
2.5 45 km (28 mi) WSW of Wichita, KS · felt by 10 Feb 25, 2021
8:05 pm CST
2.6 46 km (28 mi) SSW of Wichita, KS · felt by 8 Jan 11, 2021
2:23 pm CST
2.1 43 km (27 mi) SSW of Wichita, KS · felt by 3 Jan 11, 2021
2:29 am CST
2.4 43 km (27 mi) SSW of Wichita, KS · felt by 11 Jan 10, 2021
4:53 pm CST
2.7 45 km (28 mi) SSW of Wichita, KS · felt by 41 Jan 10, 2021
12:52 am CST
1.8 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 13 Jan 5, 2021
9:00 pm CST
2.2 9 km (5 mi) E of Wichita, KS · felt by 28 Jan 4, 2021
12:51 am CST
2.1 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 14 Dec 31, 2020
12:54 pm CST
2.4 12 km (7 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 226 Dec 30, 2020
10:52 pm CST
3.7 9 km (5 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 2,604 Dec 30, 2020
5:04 am CST
1.9 11 km (7 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 6 Dec 28, 2020
11:14 pm CST
2.5 9 km (6 mi) E of Wichita, KS · felt by 45 Dec 28, 2020
4:19 am CST
1.8 10 km (6 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 3 Dec 24, 2020
10:24 pm CST
2.1 9 km (6 mi) ENE of Wichita, KS · felt by 18 Dec 23, 2020
3:42 am CST

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

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The white circle is Wichita; 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 Wichita.

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

Nearby towns

McConnell AFB 10 km · Haysville 14 km · Derby 17 km · Andover 18 km · Rose Hill 23 km · Clearwater 26 km · Belle Plaine 34 km · Cheney 40 km

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