Kansas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Manchester, Oklahoma on Thu, Mar 21, 2024, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 3 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2024-03-21 20:28:29 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.979° N, 98.002° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
65

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 915 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.53 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 914 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.73 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 913 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.96 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 911 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.17 km S of Meno, Oklahoma · 907 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.65 km W of Braman, Oklahoma · 903 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.15 km E of Hennessey, Oklahoma · 899 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 895 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.74 km N of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 889 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.716 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 888 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.44 km NE of Carrier, Oklahoma · 882 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.79 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 882 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.89 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.59 km W of Lamont, Oklahoma · 881 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 2.94 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 864 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 1.63 km N of Okeene, Oklahoma · 915 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.78 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 924 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.26 km NW of Medford, Oklahoma · 929 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.74 km W of Lucien, Oklahoma · 930 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.86 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 934 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.77 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 934 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.97 km SSE of Manchester, Oklahoma · 934 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2024frsu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.