The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 2 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, 0 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Gove. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Gove came at 0.8× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Gove — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.6 of Jun 22, 2019, 08:50 UTC: 2 km SSE of Zurich, Kansas.
How we figure this: 1 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 1.3 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 Gove
| Mag | Location | Local time | Depth | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M3.0 | 2 km SSW of Bogue, Kansas | Sep 28, 2026, 05:54 PM | 5 km | 80 km ENE |
| M2.5 | 8 km SE of Hill City, Kansas | Sep 28, 2026, 05:50 PM | 5 km | 73 km ENE |
| M2.4 | 12 km NE of Damar, Kansas | May 27, 2026, 07:43 AM | 10 km | 99 km ENE |
| M3.0 | 2 km SW of Zurich, Kansas | Jul 15, 2025, 06:46 AM | 12 km | 93 km ENE |
| M3.5 | 9 km S of Hill City, Kansas | Jun 01, 2025, 05:26 AM | 11 km | 67 km ENE |
| M3.3 | 4 km NNW of Zurich, Kansas | Dec 02, 2019, 07:33 PM | 5 km | 95 km ENE |
| M3.4 | 1 km N of Zurich, Kansas | Oct 17, 2019, 06:27 AM | 5 km | 97 km ENE |
| M3.1 | Kansas | Jul 05, 2019, 04:40 AM | 4 km | 98 km ENE |
| M4.6 | 2 km SSE of Zurich, Kansas | Jun 22, 2019, 03:50 AM | 3 km | 96 km ENE |
| M3.5 | 2 km SSE of Zurich, Kansas | May 31, 2019, 06:44 PM | 5 km | 96 km ENE |
Earthquakes per year near Gove (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 Gove
Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 3 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.
The 2 biggest earthquakes on record near Gove (M4.0 and up, since 1980)
| Mag | Location | Date (UTC) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| M4.6 | 2 km SSE of Zurich, Kansas | Jun 22, 2019, 08:50 UTC | 96 km |
| M4.0 | 8 km SSW of Zurich, Kansas | Jun 08, 1989, 18:18 UTC | 90 km |
Nearby places
Hoxie, KS (45 km) · WaKeeney, KS (53 km) · Hill City, KS (72 km)
USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 20:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 20:45 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.