Kansas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 8 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 8 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma on Sat, Jul 27, 2013, 6:18 PM CDT (23:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2013-07-27 23:18:32 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.921° N, 98.038° W
Region
Kansas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Oklahoma City and Wakita.

ML 2.9 (TUL). Felt at Wakita.

From the USGS event page for usc000it7l. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.94 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 4811 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.612 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4807 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 2.85 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4803 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.26 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4803 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.94 km W of Wakita, Oklahoma · 4803 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.79 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4798 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 2.69 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 4798 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 2.95 km WSW of Bluff City, Kansas · 4766 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 7
  9. 2.47 km ENE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 4764 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.77 km N of Nash, Oklahoma · 4762 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 2.74 km NNE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4760 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.37 km WSW of Tonkawa, Oklahoma · 4815 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  2. 2.02 km NW of Hunter, Oklahoma · 4817 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 2.83 km N of Jet, Oklahoma · 4827 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.86 km ESE of Nash, Oklahoma · 4828 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.510 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4828 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.610 km WNW of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 4840 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 2.74 km N of Kremlin, Oklahoma · 4841 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.5Oklahoma · 4841 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  9. 3.210 km WSW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 4841 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.510 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4842 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 2.610 km E of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 4842 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usc000it7l. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:53 PM UTC.