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M4.9 earthquake 4 km ENE of Milan, Kansas

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 4 km ENE of Milan, Kansas on Wed, Nov 12, 2014, 3:40 PM CST (21:40 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mww), light
Local time: Wed, Nov 12, 2014, 3:40 PM CST
UTC: 2014-11-12 21:40:00 UTC
Depth: 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.271° N, 97.621° W
Region: Kansas
Felt reports: 2,299
Strongest shaking: VI, strong shaking
PAGER alert: Green
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 31.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.3 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Did you feel it?

2,299 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.

Estimated impact

The USGS PAGER system estimates deaths and economic losses from the shaking and the population and buildings exposed to it.

Alert level: Green: little or no damage or loss of life expected

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Moment magnitude: 4.9 Mww
Nodal plane 1: Strike 290°, dip 73°, rake -30°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 29°, dip 60°, rake -161°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 3.1 km horizontally, 6.4 km in depth
Depth from: FROM_LOCATION
Station coverage gap: 31°
Stations used: 63

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000swru (also filed as ismpkansas70049028, iscgem605657563). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC.