Kansas earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 5 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma on Fri, Feb 19, 2021, 8:30 AM CST (14:30 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.0 6 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-02-19 14:30:09 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.957° N, 98.085° 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
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
77

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 105.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021dmqj. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.