Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 6 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 6 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma on Mon, May 23, 2016, 11:15 AM CDT (16:15 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 17 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2016-05-23 16:15:35 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.946° N, 98.006° W
Region
Kansas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.5 km horizontally, 6.2 km in depth
Station coverage gap
90°
Stations used
0

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 202 in the 60 days after this one and 146 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57 km N of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.08 km SSE of Anthony, Kansas · 3783 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.610 km SSE of Sun City, Kansas · 3783 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.711 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3783 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.816 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.55 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3783 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.05 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3783 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.217 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.93 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3783 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.67 km ENE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.34 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3782 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.85 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 2.211 km W of Caldwell, Kansas · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 2.97 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.75 km WSW of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 3782 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 1.66 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3782 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.67 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.62 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  21. 1.83 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3781 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 1.66 km SSE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3781 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 3.216 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.76 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.84 km NNE of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 3781 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 1.93 km NNW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3780 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.512 km NW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3780 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.94 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3779 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.83 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3779 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 1.87 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.68 km SE of Byron, Oklahoma · 3779 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  32. 1.68 km N of Argonia, Kansas · 3778 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 2.63 km W of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3777 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.95 km SE of Freeport, Kansas · 3776 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.74 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3776 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.55 km NW of Harper, Kansas · 3776 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  37. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.86 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  39. 3.25 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3776 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 2.67 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 2.77 km SW of Braman, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  42. 3.15 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3775 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  43. 2.74 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.74 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.42 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.85 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 3775 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 2.54 km NNW of Freeport, Kansas · 3774 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.58 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.85 km NE of Danville, Kansas · 3774 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.78 km ESE of Pond Creek, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  51. 3.24 km NE of Meno, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.77 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3774 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.611 km SE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3774 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.57 km SSE of Freeport, Kansas · 3774 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  55. 2.54 km NE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3773 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  56. 2.57 km ENE of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 3773 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 3.24 km SSE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3773 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  58. 3.19 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3773 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.50 km SE of Cleo Springs, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 2.75 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3772 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of at least 202.

Before

  1. 1.67 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3784 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.75 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3784 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.64 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3785 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.22 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.72 km NW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 2.67 km ENE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3785 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.97 km E of Marland, Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.27 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3786 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.37 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3787 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.74 km NE of Anthony, Kansas · 3787 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.63 km ESE of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.67 km N of Meno, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.95 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3787 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.77 km E of Avard, Oklahoma · 3787 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.62 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3787 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.52 km S of Caldwell, Kansas · 3787 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.27 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 3.016 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3788 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10005jc7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:06 PM UTC.