4.1 magnitude earthquake recorded near Harper

An earthquake registering 4.1 on the Richter scale occurred near Harper at about 9:55 on Tuesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on its website.

The center of the activity seemed to be located about 4 1/2 miles southeast of town the USGS website reported.

Harper is about 50 miles southwest of Wichita in Harper County.

This story was originally published September 30, 2014 at 10:39 AM with the headline "4.1 magnitude earthquake recorded near Harper."