ELLIS COUNTY — A pair of earthquakes shook the region Thursday and Friday.

The first just before 2a.m. Thursday measured a magnitude 2.5 and was centered in northern Ellis County, according to the Kansas Geological Survey.

Just after 5a.m. Friday, a 2.5 magnitude quake was recorded in Russell County just east of the Ellis County line.

These are the first earthquakes reported in Kansas since a 3.0 quake in Rooks County June 6, according to the Kansas Geological Survey.