Kansas earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma on Sat, Apr 17, 2021, 12:21 AM CDT (05:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 9 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-04-17 05:21:59 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.963° 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
±0.21
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
71

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 98 in the 60 days after this one and 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.010 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.510 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1992 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.910 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1992 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1991 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.17 km S of Byron, Oklahoma · 1991 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.65 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.810 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1986 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.89 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.010 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 2.39 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1983 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.617 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1982 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.517 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1981 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.310 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 2.010 km SW of Hardtner, Kansas · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 2.34 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.64 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1976 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.310 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1974 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.95 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 1972 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1970 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.72 km SE of Aline, Oklahoma · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 1.610 km NNW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1965 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 2.06 km WSW of Isabella, Oklahoma · 1963 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  26. 1.817 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1960 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 2.17 km ESE of Ames, Oklahoma · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  29. 1.813 km NW of Alva, Oklahoma · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 1.99 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.95 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 1.78 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  36. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 1.89 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1951 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.99 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  41. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1951 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  42. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  43. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.49 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  47. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  48. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  49. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.09 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.68 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  52. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  53. 2.39 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  54. 1.88 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.67 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.77 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 2.18 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  58. 1.98 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1949 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 1.84 km W of Marshall, Oklahoma · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.66 km W of Carmen, Oklahoma · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 98.

Before

  1. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.86 km NW of Lamont, Oklahoma · 1993 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.05 km SW of Manchester, Oklahoma · 1994 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 1994 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.910 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 2.610 km NW of Perry, Oklahoma · 1995 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 1996 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2002 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.611 km NNW of Medford, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.74 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2004 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.15 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.07 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.96 km N of Nardin, Oklahoma · 2011 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 1.710 km ESE of Jefferson, Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.4Oklahoma · 2012 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.54 km N of Breckinridge, Oklahoma · 2017 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 3.311 km W of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 7
  19. 1.75 km NW of Bison, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2021hmby. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 7:04 PM UTC.