4.5 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Kansas

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — A small earthquake was reported in southern Kansas on Sunday.

The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck about 2 miles (3 kilometers) southwest of Hutchinson shortly after 1 p.m. The service had initially reported that it was a magnitude 4.4 earthquake, but later upgraded it. No damage was immediately reported.

The earthquake happened near where several others have happened before in Reno County, The Hutchinson News reported.

Kansas began seeing a spike in earthquakes in 2014 that were blamed on wastewater injection wells from oil and gas production. The number of quakes began tampering off after oil prices dropped and regulations were enacted.


Read more: https://apnews.com/c9d7447056cc6f6ea10bb464bc3ffb00

[underpants]

1. Earthquakes in Kansas

First the Fat Boys break up and now this.

[leftyladyfrommo]

2. They were probably all line dancing again. nt

[Stallion]

11. I Keep Tellin' 'em They Got to Slide Not Stomp

[dobleremolque]

3. Divine chastisement fer

bein' a Red State!

[SunSeeker]

4. They should call them frackquakes, not earthquakes. nt

[stuffmatters]

7. Yes. 100% this,

[Rebl2]

9. Agreed

Lots of fracking goes on KS.

[Evolve Dammit]

5. Same as OK? And don't EVER expect to drink your water again. It will kill you. MAGA!!!!

The chemical toxicity from fracking is reason alone to ban it, as it has been in countries with a collective conscience and rational thought. Earthquakes are just part of the package from re-arranging the substrate.

[OKNancy]

10. FYI - Oklahoma quakes were not caused by fracking

The same industry... They were caused by wastewater injection wells.
The state imposed new rules and the earthquakes fell dramatically

[Brother Buzz]

14. The wastewater is a byproduct of fracking, no?

No fracking, no wastewater, no injection wells.

Studies are suggesting the earthquake will continue for 6-10 more years, albeit smaller, until things totally settle down to some sort of equilibrium.

[Evolve Dammit]

16. Thanks. I thought I read where they had made a connection with fracking.

Wastewater injection sounds great for the aquifers too (sarcasm)..

[AllaN01Bear]

6. this

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us60007att/executive

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Fault
oil enxtraction with hydrological fracking dont help.

[MuseRider]

8. Shook us up here in NE Kansas too.

I did not feel it or notice it, was busy as hell about that time but others here around me lost pictures off the walls.

I was awakened by one several years ago. The dogs popped up, the cats all stood up and I woke up to hear it then feel it. Over in a flash but apparently we have quite a few around here these days. Felt a good one in Honduras but Kansas quakes, so far, have been fairly calm up in the NE part.

[LogicFirst]

12. Perhaps the quake was a response to the Russian radio station.

[sarcasmo]

13. Don't Frak my Mother.

[stopwastingmymoney]

15. I have a friend in Oklahoma

She’s a Christian conservative and her husband is in oil and gas. We don’t talk about it but I don’t think she likes tRump, mainly because she’s a lovely kind person.

Anyway, I’m in No California and years ago we used to joke about which was scarier, earthquakes or tornados...She doesn’t bring it up anymore

[Maxheader]

17. They should all be shut down..

I don't care how good their seismic reflection tech is, they can't predict all the shifts that go on..

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidoarjo_mud_flow