JEWELL COUNTY – A small earthquake shook north-central Kansas Saturday afternoon.

The quake just before 3:30 p.m. measured a magnitude 3.0 and was centered approximately 3 miles southeast of Mankato.

It is the sixth quake reported in Kansas in the past two days. The other 5 were in Sumner and Harvey Count and measured 2.6- to 3.3, according to the USGS.

The agency recorded numerous quakes in Jewell County in April and this is the first since a 2.8 quake on May 23.

The USGS reported 9 Kansas earthquakes in May, nearly a dozen in April, seven in March and six in February.

There are no reports of damage or injury from Saturday’s quake, according to the Jewell County Sheriff’s Department.

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SUMNER COUNTY – A fifth earthquake in two days shook Kansas on Friday afternoon. The quake just after 6p.m. measured 2.6 and was centered northeast of Caldwell, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The quake at 2a.m. measured a magnitude 2.7 and was centered approximately 9 miles northwest of Bell Plaine.

The USGS also reported quakes in Sumner County at 2 a.m. Friday and just after 7p.m. Thursday.
Just before 1:30p.m. Thursday, a 3.3 magnitude quake was centered approximately 6 miles southeast of Harper, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The agency reported 9 Kansas earthquakes in May including two quakes in Sumner County over the Memorial Day weekend. They measured 2.5 and 2.6 and were centered near Belle Plaine.

The USGS recorded nearly a dozen Kansas earthquakes in April, seven in March and six in February. They measured from 2.5. to 3.3.

There are no reports of damage or injury from Friday’s quake, according to the Sumner County Sheriff’s Department.