4.8 magnitude earthquake felt throughout Kansas

KWCH-TV ^ | 11/12/14

[SoFloFreeper]

....The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed the epicenter of the quake as 8 miles south of Conway Springs, Kansas.

According to Sumner County Emergency Manager, James Fair, a there are few structures with foundation damage. A tree with a diameter of 18-20 inches was uprooted and a propane tank was shifted off its foundation.

[SoFloFreeper]

Earthquake. Kansas.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Felt it in the seat of my pants yesterday.

[JRandomFreeper]

New Madrid fault?

/johnny

[Old Yeller]

Occurred at the same time that the U.S. Supreme Court allowed gay marriage the go ahead in Kansas. God is sending a warning.

[sagar]

Bush’s fault, for sure.

[sagar]

Shouldn’t the earthquake have been in DC instead?

[JRandomFreeper]

In 1811-12? That's pretty early for Bush. In fact, it was Democrats and Whigs back then, I think. And a few third parties, like the Republicans.

/johnny

[Revel]

Are they fracking in Kansas?

[Osage Orange]

I'm in NE OK....felt a good jolt..then a shaking.

I'm from SoCal...I know earthquakes!!

[Oliviaforever]

Earthquakes are fascinating.

Somehow this earthquake maintained a magnitude of 4.8 throughout the State of Kansas.

[celtic gal]

Buckle your seat belts. You are likely to feel some aftershocks too. Hopefully they won’t be as strong. We here in CA are familiar with these adventures.

[Celtic Conservative]

I dunno, but just the same ABC radio news on the hour tried blaming fracking for the earthquake.

CC

[uglybiker]

Felt it in the seat of my pants yesterday.

That was the burrito.

[zerosix]

Only problem is the "throughout Kansas" isn't true.

I'm in NE Kansas and nothing was felt here.

When we heard about the quake on the 10:00 p.m. news, the word was it happened north and west of our home but didn't measure on any seismographic equipment.

Many people did notice the tremble, again west and north of the Metro Kansas City (MO) area but rather north and a bit west of Lawrence/Topeka, KS.

[familyop]

The New Madrid fault is on the other side of Missouri. I’ve never heard of an earthquake of that magnitude in Kansas.

[JRandomFreeper]

Ah. Thanks. Maybe there is a new as-yet-unnamed fault.

/johnny

[Dan in Wichita]

5.1 was the strongest earthquake ever recorded in Kansas. It occurred in Manhattan in 1867. So this one wasn't far below that.

I felt it in northeast Wichita. I didn't need the USGS report to know it was the strongest quake since we started having frequent quakes a year or two ago.

The enviro weenies are trying to blame this on the oil industry. The media picks it up and runs with it as if it was a proven fact. Lord, I hate the media.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

The largest recorded was estimated at 5.5 in Wamego, Riley county in 1867. There is an area known as the Humboldt fault zone It roughly follows the Flint hills (the Nemaha uplift.)

There was also a small 2.8 earthquake today near Prescott not far off 69 highway.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/

[married21]

5.5 in 1867 in Wamego, KS? That would have been Dorothy landing on the Wicked Witch of the East. Wamego is the home of the Wizard of Oz museum. (and also of several of my cousins.)

[rdl6989]

I felt nothing in Topeka.