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Earthquakes near Manhattan, KS today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Manhattan, KS in the last 24 hours The last M2.5+ within 100 km was M2.6 98 km WSW, 17 days ago.
Was there an earthquake in Manhattan, KS just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Manhattan, Kansas, United States and updates every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 30 days
- 1 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- M2.6 98 km WSW, Oct 8, 2026
- Largest in past year
- M3.7 101 km SW, Dec 9, 2025
- Past year count
- 7 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- 98 km M2.6, Oct 8, 2026
Recent earthquakes near Manhattan, KS
USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Manhattan, KS in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M2.6 98 km WSW of the city at Oct 8, 15:40 local time (17 days ago).
The average depth was about 5 km and 1 of 1 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.
| Time (Manhattan, KS) | UTC | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 15:40 | Oct 8, 20:40 UTC | M2.6 | 98 km WSW | 5 km | 7 km ENE of Assaria, Kansas |
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/Chicago.
Largest earthquakes near Manhattan, KS in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Manhattan, KS in the past 12 months was M3.7 on Dec 9, 2025, 101 km SW of the city (10 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas).
With 7 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 0.6 a month), the area around Manhattan, KS is moderately active by global standards. 0 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2025 | M3.7 | 101 km SW | 11 km | 10 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas |
| Feb 25, 2026 | M3.5 | 100 km WSW | 7 km | 6 km E of Assaria, Kansas |
| Sep 16, 2026 | M2.9 | 111 km WSW | 9 km | 5 km SSW of Assaria, Kansas |
| Oct 27, 2025 | M2.7 | 56 km SW | 5 km | 7 km SE of Enterprise, Kansas |
| Oct 8, 2026 | M2.6 | 98 km WSW | 5 km | 7 km ENE of Assaria, Kansas |
| Dec 13, 2025 | M2.6 | 77 km SW | 5 km | 6 km NW of Ramona, Kansas |
| Jul 31, 2026 | M2.5 | 76 km SW | 5 km | 4 km NW of Ramona, Kansas |
Was it felt in Manhattan, KS?
The largest nearby quake this month, M2.6 at 98 km, was probably too small or too distant to notice in Manhattan, KS by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).
None of the quakes listed has "Did You Feel It?" reports in the USGS feed, which usually means shaking at the surface was weak or the area has few reporters.
If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.
Tsunami warning status
None of the earthquakes near Manhattan, KS in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.
Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.
Earthquakes around the world today
Worldwide, USGS listed 146 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.
USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).