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USGS: Thursday earthquake rattles Kansas

USGS image location of Thursday morning earthquake

HARPER COUNTY — An earthquake shook south central Kansas early Thursday.

The quake just before 9 a.m. measured a magnitude 2.8, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and was centered approximately 15 miles southeast of Harper. A 2.8 magnitude earthquake hit the same area on December 17.

There were no reports of damage, according to the Harper County Sheriff’s Office.

According to the USGS, a quake of that strength results in weak to light shaking.

 

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