PHILLIPSBURG — The U.S. Geological Survey reported a small earthquake occurred Thursday night in Phillips County.

The quake, which measured 2.8 in magnitude, was recorded&nbsp; at 9:24 p.m. Thursday about 8 miles south-southeast of Phillipsburg — just west of Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge.

It was the third quake recorded in Phillips County in 2020 — and only the third in northwest Kansas this year. A 2.5-magnitude earthquake occurred just after 4 p.m. Jan. 3 just northeast of the Kirwin refuge, and a 2.7-magnitude quake was recored Wednesday.

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 </figure>PHILLIPSBURG — The U.S. Geological Survey reported a small earthquake occurred Thursday night in Phillips County.The quake, which measured 2.8 in magnitude, was recorded&nbsp; at 9:24 p.m. Thursday about 8 miles south-southeast of Phillipsburg — just west of Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge.It was the third quake recorded in Phillips County in 2020 — and only the third in northwest Kansas this year. A 2.5-magnitude earthquake occurred just after 4 p.m. Jan. 3 just northeast of the Kirwin refuge, and a 2.7-magnitude quake was recored Wednesday.

Third earthquake of 2020 recorded in Phillips County