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LAWRENCE, Kan. (KSNW) — Scientists believe that a recent uptick in earthquakes in Saline County will eventually wind down. Dr ...
The massive earthquake that struck Russia overnight and spawned tsunami fears in Japan, Hawaii and along the Pacific Coast of the United States was so strong that it registered on equipment in Kansas.
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.
SALINE COUNTY — Small earthquakes shook central Kansas on over the weekend. Just before 4:30p.m. Saturday, a quake measuring ...
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the 3.3 magnitude quake at 5:35 p.m., about 6 km southeast of Assaria and at a depth of 5 ...
An 8.8 earthquake that has triggered tsunami warnings for Alaska and Hawaii was detected on a seismograph in Kansas. The earthquake struck the eastern coast of Russia, and early indications suggest it ...
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.
The state has relied on Oklahoma’s 30 monitors for reports of seismic activity in Kansas. Monitors, however, cannot detect whether an earthquake is man-made or natural, scientists say.
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 ...