M4.0 earthquake 4 km NW of Bennington, Kansas
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Bennington, Kansas on Fri, Nov 10, 2023, 6:18 PM CST (00:18 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
- 4.0 (Mwr, regional moment), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2023-11-11 00:18:41 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.055° N, 97.635° W
- Region
- Kansas
- Felt reports
- 258
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate 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
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 18.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.2 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
258 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
| Range | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 69% |
| 1 to 10 | 29% |
| 10 to 100 | 2% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
| Range, million USD | Chance |
|---|---|
| Under 1 | 65% |
| 1 to 10 | 30% |
| 10 to 100 | 4% |
| 100 to 1,000 | Under 1% |
| 1,000 to 10,000 | Under 1% |
| 10,000 to 100,000 | Under 1% |
| 100,000 to 10,000,000 | Under 1% |
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
- 4.0 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 295°, dip 59°, rake -15°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 32°, dip 78°, rake -148°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 2.5 km horizontally, 1.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.03
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 37°
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.43 km NNW of Bennington, Kansas · 1042 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 31
- 2.67 km NNE of Bennington, Kansas · 1029 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 9
- 3.17 km E of Assaria, Kansas · 1015 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 22
- 3.46 km NNE of Bennington, Kansas · 1005 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 41
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000la9a. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC.