Kansas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Manchester, Oklahoma on Sun, Aug 18, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT (00:00 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 6 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2019-08-19 00:00:52 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.976° N, 98.010° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km SSE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2591 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.26 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2591 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.02 km WSW of Marland, Oklahoma · 2590 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.215 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2589 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.83 km SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma · 2589 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 1.52 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2588 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.8Oklahoma · 2587 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.612 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2586 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.312 km WSW of Wakita, Oklahoma · 2586 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.812 km NE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2586 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.012 km NE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2586 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.412 km NE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2584 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 2.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2583 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.93 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2582 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2581 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.73 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2581 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  17. 1.78 km SSW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2580 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.99 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 2580 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 2.29 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2579 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.03 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2578 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 1.71 km W of Avard, Oklahoma · 2578 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2577 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 3.210 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2577 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 14
  24. 2.14 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2575 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 2.317 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2575 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2575 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 1.91 km SW of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2575 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 2.02 km E of Jet, Oklahoma · 2574 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 2.314 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2574 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  30. 1.65 km WSW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2574 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 1.915 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2573 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 1.817 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2571 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 1.62 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2570 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2570 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.66 km WNW of Red Rock, Oklahoma · 2570 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2570 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  37. 2.04 km W of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2569 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  38. 1.716 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2569 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  39. 2.14 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2568 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.56 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2564 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 3.311 km SW of Hunnewell, Kansas · 2562 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
  42. 1.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2562 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.99 km W of Fairview, Oklahoma · 2562 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.02 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2561 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  45. 2.05 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2561 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 2.02 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2560 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  47. 1.88 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2559 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.78 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2559 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.33 km ENE of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2559 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.65 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2558 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 3.08 km N of Caldwell, Kansas · 2558 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 10
  52. 2.38 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2557 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  53. 2.38 km SSW of Byron, Oklahoma · 2557 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  54. 1.76 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2557 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 2.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2556 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 4
  56. 1.77 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2556 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 2.17 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2556 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.95 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2556 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.15 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2554 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2553 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 2.6Oklahoma · 2593 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.13 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2593 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.02 km NNW of Douglas, Oklahoma · 2594 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.85 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2594 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 1.75 km ESE of Medford, Oklahoma · 2594 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.59 km W of Aline, Oklahoma · 2594 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 1.65 km WNW of Lambert, Oklahoma · 2595 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.63 km N of Medford, Oklahoma · 2596 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.9Oklahoma · 2596 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.49 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 2597 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 15
  11. 1.78 km E of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2597 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 2.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2599 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2600 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.88 km W of Bluff City, Kansas · 2601 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 2.210 km SW of Norwich, Kansas · 2602 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 1.59 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2602 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 2.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2604 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.84 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2604 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.55 km WNW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2604 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.07 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2605 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2019qeft. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.