Kansas earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 7 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma on Wed, May 25, 2016, 4:25 PM CDT (21:25 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 16 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2016-05-25 21:25:28 UTC
Depth
3.8 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.957° N, 97.972° 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 1.2 km horizontally, 4.3 km in depth
Station coverage gap
82°
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. 1.87 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3754 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.37 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3754 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.82 km NW of Freeport, Kansas · 3754 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.5Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.84 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3753 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.216 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.47 km SSE of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3753 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  9. 3.15 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.55 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3752 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.67 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3752 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.07 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3752 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.27 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3752 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.97 km SSE of Argonia, Kansas · 3752 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 2.75 km NE of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.710 km WNW of Caldwell, Kansas · 3751 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.516 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.05 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.54 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 3.35 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.86 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 3.05 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.85 km ENE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3751 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.12 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.04 km NNE of Anthony, Kansas · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.811 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 3.02 km NNW of Fairmont, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.86 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.87 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 2.67 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 3750 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 1.610 km ESE of Bluff City, Kansas · 3748 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 2.75 km NNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 3.37 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  34. 3.04 km SSE of Braman, Oklahoma · 3747 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 3.417 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3746 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.74 km SW of Bluff City, Kansas · 3745 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 3.317 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 3.117 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.74 km NE of Lambert, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 3.52 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 1.65 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 3745 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 2.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4
  43. 2.0Kansas · 3744 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 3.32 km SSE of Avard, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.65 km ENE of Danville, Kansas · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  46. 2.57 km ESE of Marland, Oklahoma · 3744 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.95 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.55 km WNW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.58 km NNW of Argonia, Kansas · 3743 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  50. 3.017 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 3743 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  51. 1.53 km NW of Anthony, Kansas · 3742 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  52. 1.85 km ENE of Mayfield, Kansas · 3742 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  53. 3.38 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.98 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 2.68 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma · 3741 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 3.14 km ESE of Caldwell, Kansas · 3741 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.67 km SSW of Cheney, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  58. 1.66 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  59. 1.75 km SSE of Harper, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  60. 1.63 km ENE of Freeport, Kansas · 3740 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away

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