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LAWRENCE, Kan. (KSNW) — Scientists believe that a recent uptick in earthquakes in Saline County will eventually wind down. Dr ...
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Since August 5, parts of Kansas have experienced eight earthquakes, according to the Kansas Geological Survey.
SALINE COUNTY — Small earthquakes shook central Kansas on over the weekend. Just before 4:30p.m. Saturday, a quake measuring ...
Kansas officials declared earthquakes in two counties “an immediate threat to public health, safety and welfare” following a complaint hearing March 18, records show.
Kansas is one of five states least likely to experience earthquake damage, state officials say. The worst on record was of 5.5 magnitude in 1867 near Manhattan.
Between 1973 and 2012, there was one magnitude-2 earthquake in Kansas, according to researchers. Between 2013 and 2016, there were 127 earthquakes of a magnitude 3 or above in Kansas; 115 of those ...
Anthony, Kansas, has been at the heart of Kansas earthquakes after the proliferation of wastewater disposal wells. A decade ago, Kansans felt an earthquake once every few years.
On Thursday, for example, a swarm of earthquakes hit Caldwell and Anthony, and Guthrie, Okla., during a 12-hour span, according to the USGS Earthquakes Hazards Program.
Kansas actually began to limit wastewater injections in reaction to noteworthy earthquakes. This started in early 2015; together with the influence of lower oil prices that slowed production in ...