United States
Earthquakes in Kansas
ShareUSGS has not recorded an earthquake in and around Kansas in the last 30 days. The largest ever recorded here is M 4.9, 4 km ENE of Milan, Kansas, on 2014-11-12.
Nothing recorded in the last 30 days
USGS logged 42 events here in the last year. The historical record is below.
Recent earthquakes in and around Kansas
USGS has not located an earthquake in and around Kansas in the last 30 days. That is normal for this area: it recorded 42 in the last year.
The largest on record in and around Kansas
Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 4.9 at 4 km ENE of Milan, Kansas on 2014-11-12: light: noticeable shaking, minor damage possible.
Largest since 1900 USGS
| Magnitude | Location | Date | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| M 4.9 | 4 km ENE of Milan, Kansas | 2014-11-12 | 4.0 km deep |
| M 4.6 | 2 km SSE of Zurich, Kansas | 2019-06-22 | 3.0 km deep |
| M 4.5 | 2 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas | 2020-01-19 | 5.0 km deep |
| M 4.4 | 10 km SE of Cunningham, Kansas | 1956-01-06 | 29.0 km deep |
| M 4.3 | 6 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas | 2021-12-08 | 3.0 km deep |
| M 4.3 | 7 km SW of Danville, Kansas | 2014-10-02 | 5.0 km deep |
| M 4.2 | 6 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma | 2021-02-19 | 7.0 km deep |
| M 4.2 | 3 km W of South Hutchinson, Kansas | 2019-08-16 | 5.0 km deep |
| M 4.1 | Near Manhattan, Kansas | 1906-01-08 | Not recorded |
| M 4.1 | 5 km WSW of South Hutchinson, Kansas | 2019-08-18 | 5.0 km deep |
How these numbers were counted
Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in and around Kansas. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering Kansas. No region is a rectangle, so events just outside the border can appear; each row shows the location text USGS published, which names the nearest town. Full method, including why counts from different places are not comparable.
Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (FDSN event service). Retrieved 2026-08-10. Public domain.