USGS: 2nd earthquake this week reported near Plainville

ROOKS COUNTY —A second earthquake in two days shook northwest Kansas Thursday.

Location of Thursday’s quake -image courtesy Kansas Geological Survey

The quake at 9:42a .m. measured a magnitude 2.6 and was centered three miles south of Laton in Rooks County, according to the Kansas Geological Survey or approximately 15 miles northeast of Plainville, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

On Wednesday the USGS reported a 3.7 magnitude quake in approximately the same area.

There were no reports of damage or injury, according to the Rooks County Sheriff’s Department.