Kansas earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 6 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma on Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 7:56 AM CST (13:56 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mwr), light
Local time
UTC
2021-02-19 13:56:57 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.964° N, 98.094° W
Region
Kansas
Felt reports
1,749
Strongest shaking
V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
V, moderate shaking
Peak ground acceleration
19.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
1.5 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

1,749 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Moment magnitude
4.2 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 256°, dip 36°, rake -111°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 102°, dip 56°, rake -75°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
98

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 80 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 106.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021dmpg (also filed as us6000diwi). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.