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Earthquakes near Hebron, NE

Recorded earthquakes within 100 km of Hebron (population 1,543), shown in local time (America/Chicago).

Latest quake near Hebron: M2.9 · May 11, 2026, 09:40 AM local time · 66 km W of the city · 5 km deep

The map shows quakes of M1.5 and up from the last 90 days, the 1 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
0last 30 days
8last 12 months
M4.1largest in 10 years

In the last 30 days, 0 earthquakes of M1.5 or bigger were recorded within 100 km of Hebron. Over the past year, M3.0+ quakes near Hebron came at 0.4× the usual pace — quieter than normal for this area. The biggest quake on record near Hebron — records go back to 1980 — was the M4.1 of Mar 01, 2026, 18:59 UTC: 4 km E of Cowles, Nebraska.

Quieter than usual lately · 0.4× the usual pace (M3.0+)Biggest on record (since 1980) · M4.1 in 2026Big enough to feel last year (M4+) · 1

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 2.3 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 Hebron

MagLocationLocal timeDepthDistance
M2.97 km E of Cowles, NebraskaMay 11, 2026, 09:40 AM5 km66 km W
M2.84 km ESE of Cowles, NebraskaMay 08, 2026, 10:09 PM5 km69 km W
M2.56 km ESE of Cowles, NebraskaMar 12, 2026, 07:15 AM5 km67 km W
M2.44 km ENE of Cowles, NebraskaMar 11, 2026, 09:25 PM5 km69 km W
M2.68 km N of Guide Rock, NebraskaMar 01, 2026, 08:45 PM5 km63 km W
M2.69 km E of Cowles, NebraskaMar 01, 2026, 02:26 PM6 km64 km W
M2.33 km S of Cowles, NebraskaMar 01, 2026, 02:04 PM5 km74 km W
M4.14 km E of Cowles, NebraskaMar 01, 2026, 12:59 PM5 km69 km W
M3.20 km SE of Glen Elder, KansasMar 13, 2025, 02:25 AM5 km97 km SW
M3.510 km NNE of Guide Rock, NebraskaDec 10, 2023, 01:31 PM5 km61 km W

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

1'1610'17'18'191'206'212'222'23'241'251'26 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 Hebron

How big they were
M1.5–2.00 (0%)
M2.0–3.07 (88%)
M3.0–4.00 (0%)
M4.0–5.01 (12%)
M5.0+0 (0%)
How deep they were
0–10 km8 (100%)
10–30 km0 (0%)
30–70 km0 (0%)
70+ km0 (0%)

Every quake of M1.5 or bigger within 100 km over the last year — 8 in total. A quake of exactly M2.0 counts in the M2.0–3.0 group.

The 1 biggest earthquakes on record near Hebron (M4.0 and up, since 1980)

MagLocationDate (UTC)Distance
M4.14 km E of Cowles, NebraskaMar 01, 2026, 18:59 UTC69 km

Nearby places

Fairbury, NE (35 km) · Belleville, KS (38 km) · Geneva, NE (40 km) · Superior, NE (44 km) · Nelson, NE (41 km)

USGS data fetched Nov 03, 2026, 15:45 UTC · page built Nov 03, 2026, 15:45 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.