Kansas earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km E of Manchester, Oklahoma on Fri, Jul 22, 2016, 2:45 PM CDT (19:45 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km NE of Marshall, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 2.4 (ml), micro
Local time: Fri, Jul 22, 2016, 2:45 PM CDT
UTC: 2016-07-22 19:45:32 UTC
Depth: 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.003° N, 97.960° 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 1.3 km horizontally, 2.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.15
Station coverage gap: 93°
Stations used: 30

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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

The first 60 of 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20006gvu (also filed as ismpkansas70197783). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:16 AM UTC.