The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 3 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.
In the last 30 days, 1 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Clay Center, the biggest of them M2.6. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Clay Center came at 0.4× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Clay Center — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.3 of Dec 08, 2021, 13:45 UTC: 6 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas.
How we figure this: 2 quakes of M3.0 or bigger within 100 km in the last 12 months (Nov 03, 2025 – Nov 03, 2026), compared with an average of 5.1 a year across the full calendar years 2016–2025, counted the same way. This compares how often quakes happened in two past periods. It is not a forecast, and it does not mean a big earthquake is on its way — nobody can predict earthquakes.
Latest earthquakes near Clay Center
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M2.6 | 7 km ENE of Assaria, Kansas | Oct 08, 2026, 03:40 PM | 5 km | 82 km SSW |
| M2.9 | 5 km SSW of Assaria, Kansas | Sep 16, 2026, 04:50 PM | 9 km | 94 km SSW |
| M2.5 | 4 km NW of Ramona, Kansas | Jul 31, 2026, 10:37 AM | 5 km | 83 km S |
| M3.5 | 6 km E of Assaria, Kansas | Feb 25, 2026, 02:14 PM | 7 km | 84 km SSW |
| M2.6 | 6 km NW of Ramona, Kansas | Dec 12, 2025, 08:49 PM | 5 km | 82 km S |
| M3.7 | 10 km SW of Gypsum, Kansas | Dec 08, 2025, 09:39 PM | 11 km | 89 km SSW |
| M3.3 | 5 km E of Assaria, Kansas | Aug 04, 2025, 06:20 PM | 10 km | 86 km SSW |
| M3.3 | 7 km ENE of Assaria, Kansas | Aug 03, 2025, 05:35 PM | 5 km | 83 km SSW |
| M3.4 | 6 km ENE of Assaria, Kansas | Aug 02, 2025, 04:21 PM | 5 km | 83 km SSW |
| M3.5 | 5 km NNW of Herington, Kansas | May 15, 2025, 04:33 PM | 5 km | 75 km S |
Earthquakes per year near Clay Center (M3.0 and up, within 100 km)
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 Clay Center
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 6 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 3 biggest earthquakes on record near Clay Center (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4.3 | 6 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas | Dec 08, 2021, 13:45 UTC | 85 km |
| M4.0 | 4 km NW of Bennington, Kansas | Nov 11, 2023, 00:18 UTC | 57 km |
| M4.0 | 1 km SSW of Gypsum, Kansas | Dec 15, 2021, 09:58 UTC | 81 km |
Nearby places
Fort Riley North, KS (40 km) · Chapman, KS (46 km) · Junction City, KS (46 km) · Ogden, KS (47 km) · Grandview Plaza, KS (48 km) · Washington, KS (49 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 21:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 21:45 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.