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Earthquakes near Wellington, KS

Recorded earthquakes within 100 km of Wellington (population 7,987), shown in local time (America/Chicago).

Latest quake near Wellington: M1.2 · Nov 02, 2026, 09:10 AM local time · 92 km SSW of the city · 35 km deep

The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 8 biggest on record, and always the very latest quake — even if it was smaller than M1.5. The list below can include smaller ones the map leaves out. Tap any dot for details.

past hourpast daypast weekearlier in the last 90 daysbiggest on recordbigger dot = stronger quake
0last 24 hours
0last 7 days
2last 30 days
20last 12 months
M4.5largest in 10 years

In the last 30 days, 2 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Wellington, the biggest of them M1.8. The biggest quake on record near Wellington — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.9 of Nov 12, 2014, 21:40 UTC: 4 km ENE of Milan, Kansas.

Biggest on record (since 1980) · M4.9 in 2014Big enough to feel last year (M4+) · 0

Latest earthquakes near Wellington

MagLocationLocal timeDepthDistance
M1.21 km NNE of Garber, OklahomaNov 02, 2026, 09:10 AM35 km92 km SSW
M0.68 km ESE of Marland, OklahomaOct 26, 2026, 07:06 AM6 km86 km SSE
M1.14 km NW of Medford, OklahomaOct 24, 2026, 12:28 AM4 km60 km SW
M1.89 km NW of Renfrow, OklahomaOct 23, 2026, 07:14 PM2 km43 km SW
M1.58 km NNW of Hunter, OklahomaOct 23, 2026, 05:46 AM7 km76 km SSW
M1.69 km NE of Blackwell, OklahomaOct 16, 2026, 11:09 PM19 km48 km SSE
M2.26 km NNW of Red Rock, OklahomaSep 17, 2026, 08:46 AM10 km85 km S
M2.39 km NNW of Pretty Prairie, KansasSep 04, 2026, 10:10 PM6 km89 km NW
M1.58 km NNE of Nash, OklahomaAug 25, 2026, 12:22 PM7 km83 km SW
M2.43 km ENE of Medford, OklahomaAug 24, 2026, 05:23 PM7 km57 km SSW

Earthquakes per year near Wellington (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)

147'1679'1754'1818'1912'2014'217'221'235'241'25'26 YTD

M3.0–3.9   M4.0+

Each bar is one year; taller means more quakes (M3.0 and up). The dark red part is the bigger ones (M4.0+), counted inside the number above each bar — not added on top. These may be felt, depending on how far away and how deep they are. 2026 is not a full year yet — it only counts up to today. Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog.

What the last year looked like near Wellington

How big they were
M1.5–2.014 (70%)
M2.0–3.06 (30%)
M3.0–4.00 (0%)
M4.0–5.00 (0%)
M5.0+0 (0%)
How deep they were
0–10 km19 (95%)
10–30 km1 (5%)
30–70 km0 (0%)
70+ km0 (0%)

Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 20 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.

The 8 biggest earthquakes on record near Wellington (M4.0 and up, since 1980)

MagLocationDate (UTC)Distance
M4.94 km ENE of Milan, KansasNov 12, 2014, 21:40 UTC22 km
M4.78 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaNov 30, 2015, 09:49 UTC83 km
M4.57 km NW of Medford, OklahomaJan 31, 2022, 17:10 UTC59 km
M4.52 km W of South Hutchinson, KansasJan 19, 2020, 19:08 UTC100 km
M4.48 km E of Pond Creek, OklahomaMay 17, 2019, 20:33 UTC73 km
M4.48 km E of Nescatunga, OklahomaJun 09, 2018, 13:59 UTC83 km
M4.47 km SSE of Byron, OklahomaNov 23, 2015, 21:17 UTC93 km
M4.412 km ENE of Nash, OklahomaOct 10, 2015, 09:20 UTC79 km

Nearby places

Belle Plaine, KS (16 km) · Oxford, KS (18 km) · Mulvane, KS (26 km) · Wichita, KS (48 km) · Derby, KS (32 km) · Winfield, KS (33 km)

USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 22:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 22:45 UTC. How to read this page: recent-window counts cover M1.5+ events within 100 km; the 10-year layer is based on M3.0+ and the history layer on M4.0+ since 1980. Recording completeness varies by era and region — small quakes from early decades are under-recorded, so “no record” does not prove “never happened”. Depths are relative to sea level and can be slightly negative for shallow events in elevated terrain. Method: data & methodology.