M3.5 earthquake 11 km NW of Westerville, Nebraska
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Westerville, Nebraska on Mon, Jan 4, 2016, 10:04 AM CST (16:04 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb_lg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2016-01-04 16:04:33 UTC
- Depth
- 5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.478° N, 99.468° W
- Region
- Nebraska
- Felt reports
- 42
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- 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
- IV, light shaking
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
42 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.8 km horizontally, 7.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 57°
- Stations used
- 34
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 us10004b81. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.