A Kansas earthquake 2014 happened today and the epicenter of the quake was identified near the town of Conway Springs, which is around 225 miles southwest of Wichita. No serious damage has been reported except for an uprooted tree that damaged a home's foundation.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports that a Kansas earthquake happened on Wednesday and the grumbling of the ground was stronger than the one that struck the southern Kansas town of Anthony several hours earlier, reports NBC News.
According to Kansas earthquake 2014 reports, the quake in Conway Springs had a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, which is obviously stronger than the magnitude 2.6 in Anthony, and it is also considered the largest one since last year.
Though the epicenter was at Conway Springs, Wichita residents also felt the shaking of the ground in the afternoon, according to AccuWeather.
"At 3:41 p.m., a substantial earthquake was felt in Wichita," said AccuWeather Inc. Enterprise Solutions Vice President Mike Smith. "I know that people felt it from as far south as Norman, Oklahoma, and northwest Arkansas."
Other local reports on the 4.8 magnitude Kansas earthquake stated that the ground-shaking phenomenon was also felt near Haysville, Derby and Oklahoma City, noted KWCH.com.
Department of Emergency Services spokeswoman Keli Cain said no damage was documented in Oklahoma.
While there has been no recorded data on serious damage following the earthquake, Kansas Emergency Management spokeswoman Sharon Watson revealed that the only damage it left was an uprooted tree, which was 18-20 inches in diameter.
The uprooted tree eventually led to the cracking of a family home's foundation after it shifted a propane tank out of place.
The Kansas earthquake this 2014 is just part of the growing number of quakes felt in the Midwestern state since the fall of 2013.
Kansas Geological Survey interim director Rex Buchanan said that the state has documented over 90 earthquakes thus far.
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