An earthquake shook much of Kansas, including the Hays area, awake just after 7 a.m. on Saturday. Preliminary reports indicate the quake measured 5.6 on the Richter scale, according to the USGS and was centered near Pawnee Oklahoma, approximately two hours south of Wichita.
5.6 magnitude quake rumbled thru Norton, KS this morning at 7:02 am, was centered 14 km NW of Pawnee, OK. Also felt as far S as Dallas, TX.
— Norton County EM (@NTCOEmergMgmt) September 3, 2016
Did you feel the earthquake this morning? Computer monitors and a few other things were were shaking at our office. #earthquake #nwsddc
— NWS Dodge City (@NWSDodgeCity) September 3, 2016
Report of quake felt all the way in Omaha. — NWS Wichita (@NWSWichita) September 3, 2016
Statehouse was shaking everyone.
— KS Capitol Police (@KSCapitolPolice) September 3, 2016
People in Kansas City, Missouri, Fayetteville, Arkansas, and Norman, Oklahoma, all reported feeling the earthquake at about 7:05 a.m. Saturday.
A building had collapsed near the epicenter in Oklahoma, according to Pawnee County Emergency Management. Other damage was also reported in portions of Oklahoma. No injuries were reported.