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Earthquake near Hutchinson, KS
No earthquake was likely felt in Hutchinson in the 24 hours to 8:09 am CST (14:09 UTC). The last one was M 3.6, 190 km (118 mi) S, at 6:48 pm CST on 3 November 2026, estimated intensity II (weak) in town; 14 felt reports to USGS. Every earthquake near Hutchinson
This page: a magnitude 2.5 earthquake was recorded 36 km (22 mi) south of Hutchinson, KS, at 12:38 am CDT on 4 November 2023 (05:38 UTC), 6.2 km deep. 3 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 4 km SSE of Pretty Prairie, Kansas
57 km (36 mi) W of Wichita, KS
- When
- 12:38 am CDT on 4 November 2023 ()
- Where
- 36 km (22 mi) south of Hutchinson, KS · earthquakes near Hutchinson
- Magnitude
- M 2.5 (mb_lg)
- Depth
- 6.2 km below the surface
- Felt
- 3 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Reno County, 24 km NNW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 1036 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 46 km (29 mi) from the epicentre. In Hutchinson, 36 km away, the estimate is intensity II (weak). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Cheney 22 km, intensity II · South Hutchinson 32 km, intensity II · Hutchinson 36 km, intensity II. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 170 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.5 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 89,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 63,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 5.6× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.5 about 170 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.5 on 2020-01-19 — about 1,000 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 37.7414, -97.9956. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reno County, KS | 24 km (15 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Reno County |
| Kingman County, KS | 25 km (15 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Kingman County |
| Sedgwick County, KS | 47 km (30 mi) | E | earthquakes near Sedgwick County |
| Harvey County, KS | 60 km (37 mi) | NE | earthquakes near Harvey County |
| Harper County, KS | 62 km (38 mi) | S | earthquakes near Harper County |
| Pratt County, KS | 66 km (41 mi) | W | earthquakes near Pratt County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
4 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.5 6 km SSE of Spivey, Kansas
- 2.4 9 km S of Spivey, Kansas
- 2.6 5 km S of Milton, Kansas
- 2.1 4 km SSE of Cheney, Kansas
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
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- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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