Kansas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma on Fri, Mar 19, 2021, 6:39 PM CDT (23:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 11 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-03-19 23:39:28 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.962° N, 98.094° 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
±0.16
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
104°
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: 53 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.811 km S of Ames, Oklahoma · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.74 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.68 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.49 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.95 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.75 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2019 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 7
  9. 1.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.4Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.07 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.74 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.611 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2005 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2003 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2002 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1997 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  21. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 3.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.86 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1994 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.56 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 1.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1992 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 2.17 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1985 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.010 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 2.39 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1983 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1983 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1981 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 2.010 km SW of Hardtner, Kansas · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  42. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1977 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  44. 2.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1975 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1973 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1971 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.72 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  49. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1966 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.06 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1964 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1961 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.914 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2021 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.56 km WSW of Helena, Oklahoma · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.57 km ENE of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.05 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2025 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.69 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.79 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.68 km NW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.55 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 2028 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.18 km NNE of Ames, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.43 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.19 km SW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.77 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2032 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021fmmo. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.