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USGS: Series of earthquakes shake Kansas

Location of Wednesday’s quakes- USGS image

HARPER COUNTY—  A sixth earthquake this week shook portions of Kansas.

On Thursday, at 10:22 a.m., a quake that measured a magnitude 2.5 was centered approximately eight miles northwest of Harper, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Two earthquakes shook Kansas late Wednesday. Just before 11p.m. a quake that measured a magnitude 3.2 was centered approximately 14 miles northwest of Harper, according to the U.S.G.S.  A few minutes later at 11:02 p.m. a 2.8 magnitude quake was recorded 16 miles northwest of  Harper.

Three earthquake in two days shook the area earlier this week a quake at 8:30p.m. Tuesday measured a magnitude 2.7 and was centered approximately fourteen miles southeast of Harper, according to the U.S.G.S.

That followed a 2.6 magnitude quake at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday approximately five-mile northeast of Harper. On Monday,  a 2.5 quake was centered thirteen miles northwest of Harper.

The USGS reported also reported a series of five quakes measuring 2.7 – 3.2 in Sedgwick, Harper and Sumner County September 10-15.

There are no reports of damage from Thursday’s quakes.

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