Kansas earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 8 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Manchester, Oklahoma on Sat, Feb 1, 2020, 4:06 AM CST (10:06 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 7 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-02-01 10:06:55 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.919° N, 98.056° 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
±0.13
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 119.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020cfkq. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.