Kansas earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma on Sat, Nov 26, 2016, 8:16 AM CST (14:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 8 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-11-26 14:16:30 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.931° N, 98.014° W
Region
Kansas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.9 km horizontally, 4.9 km in depth
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
0

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 165.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007ck8. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:29 AM UTC.