More minor earthquakes have been reported in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma, an area where wastewater injection wells are blamed.
A 2.7 magnitude quake was registered by the U.S. Geological Survey at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday near the southern Kansas town of Bluff City. The quake was about 3 miles deep.
Bluff City is located 44 miles west of Arkansas City, Kansas and nearly 46 miles north of Enid, Oklahoma.
A Wednesday evening earthquake measuring 2.6 magnitude was recorded near Renfrow, Oklahoma. The USGS indicated the depth was about 2.5 miles and the epicenter was nearly 5 miles west of the town that sits about 6 miles from the state line and just north of Medford.
It struck at 6:22 p.m.
Event type: Earthquake
Region: Kansas
Geographic coordinates: 37.061N, 97.846W
Magnitude: 2.7
Depth: 5 km
Universal Time (UTC): 11 Oct 2018 10:30:27
Time near the Epicenter: 11 Oct 2018 05:30:27
Local standard time in your area: 11 Oct 2018 04:30:27
Location with respect to nearby cities:
3.1 km (1.9 mi) ESE of Bluff City, Kansas
71.0 km (44.0 mi) SW of Haysville, Kansas
71.8 km (44.5 mi) W of Arkansas City, Kansas
73.9 km (45.8 mi) N of Enid, Oklahoma
179.3 km (111.1 mi) N of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Event type: Earthquake
Region: Oklahoma
Geographic coordinates: 36.860N, 97.679W
Magnitude: 2.6
Depth: 4 km
Universal Time (UTC): 10 Oct 2018 23:22:21
Time near the Epicenter: 10 Oct 2018 18:22:21
Local standard time in your area: 10 Oct 2018 17:22:21
Location with respect to nearby cities:
7.6 km (4.7 mi) SSW of Renfrow, Oklahoma
54.5 km (33.8 mi) NNE of Enid, Oklahoma
55.6 km (34.5 mi) WNW of Ponca City, Oklahoma
61.3 km (38.0 mi) WSW of Arkansas City, Kansas
155.2 km (96.2 mi) N of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma