M2.6 earthquake 5 km WSW of Manchester, Oklahoma
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Manchester, Oklahoma on Sun, Mar 7, 2021, 1:14 PM CST (19:14 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 11 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-07 19:14:03 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.967° N, 98.096° W
- Region
- Kansas
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 70
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 92 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.19 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
- 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.18 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.55 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.68 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
- 1.57 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2016 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.56 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.914 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.66 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.68 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.49 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.95 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.75 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 7
- 1.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.4Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
- 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.07 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.74 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 1997 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.611 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
- 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1989 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
- 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.86 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.17 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.010 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.39 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
The first 60 of 66.
Before
- 2.35 km WSW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.84 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.74 km NW of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.317 km ESE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 14
- 1.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.99 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.15 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 2029 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.84 km E of Enid, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.69 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.55 km ESE of Covington, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.310 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.9Oklahoma · 2031 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
- 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021eqfu (also filed as us7000dgxp). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC.