Nov 05, 2021

Five small earthquakes in NW Kan. since Wednesday

Posted Nov 05, 2021 6:09 PM
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The Kansas Geological Survey reported five earthquakes in northwest Kansas since Wednesday.

The largest was a 3.0-magnitude quake in western Rooks County just after 5 a.m. Wednesday. Just after 3:30 a.m. Thursday, a 2.2-magnitude earthquake was recorded in northeast Trego County.

Between midnight Thursday and midnight Friday, three additional quakes between 2.2- and 2.4-magnitude were recorded — two in Osborne County and one on the Rooks/Osbourne county line.