M4.3 earthquake 16 km SSW of Butte, Nebraska
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Butte, Nebraska on Sun, Nov 3, 2002, 2:41 PM CST (20:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-03 20:41:56 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.768° N, 98.896° W
- Region
- Nebraska
- Felt reports
- 135
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
135 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 70
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bg0f (also filed as us2002lbbf). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.