Kansas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 7 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km S of Manchester, Oklahoma on Sun, Feb 14, 2016, 10:58 AM CST (16:58 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 6 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-02-14 16:58:27 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.930° N, 98.026° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.0 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
92°
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: 200 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.36 km WNW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3842 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.8Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.07 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 1.812 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.68 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 3.18 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 1.613 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.57 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 1.52 km WSW of Freeport, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.911 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3841 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 1.818 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.518 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3841 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.917 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.67 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.118 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 1.518 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 2.75 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3840 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.99 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 3840 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  26. 1.617 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.96 km SE of Fairview, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.510 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 1.5Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 2.811 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.65 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3839 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.72 km SW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.511 km NE of Wakita, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 2.017 km SW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 3.26 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3839 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  39. 3.06 km S of Anthony, Kansas · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.56 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.18 km NNE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.63 km SSW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  43. 2.214 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.617 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.17 km WSW of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.917 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 2.114 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 3.26 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 3838 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  51. 2.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 2.85 km SW of Cheney, Kansas · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 9
  53. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.66 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  55. 2.05 km NW of Mayfield, Kansas · 3837 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  56. 2.49 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.018 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  59. 2.54 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.717 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3837 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away

The first 60 of 200.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000505u. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC.