
HARPER COUNTY – A small earthquake shook south-central Kansas early Saturday. The quake just after midnight measured a magnitude 2.4 and was centered approximately a mile northeast of the unincorporated Harper County community of Crystal Springs.
The is the first earthquake reported in Kansas since June 27.
A 3.6 magnitude quake hit near Medford, Oklahoma, on Friday. Medford is 78 miles south of Wichita.
The USGS reported 18 Kansas earthquakes in June, 9 in May, a dozen in April, 7 in March and 6 in February.
There are no reports of damage or injury from Saturday morning’s quake.