Updated: 4.5-magnitude earthquake rattles Wichita, south-central Kansas on Monday
People across Wichita and south-central Kansas are saying on social media that they felt a earthquake rattle the area late Monday morning.
Reports started rolling in on Twitter and Facebook shortly after 11 a.m.
The United States Geological Survey’s earthquake map says the quake was centered about seven kilometers — or 4.3 miles — northwest of Medford, Oklahoma, not far from the Kansas-Oklahoma state line. It was about 7.8 kilometers deep and had a magnitude of 4.5, according to the USGS.
The earthquake’s epicenter was about 75 miles south of Wichita.
But it was strong enough to make the ground shake across the city for several seconds, causing a flurry of online posts.
Those who felt the earthquake described it as “pretty strong” to barely there.
One person in south Wichita said their cabinets rattled. Another Twitter user wrote that it shook their College Hill neighborhood home for “quite a while.”
There were also posts from people in the downtown and western parts of the city.
The USGS says the earthquake occurred at 11:10 a.m.
This story was originally published January 31, 2022 at 11:28 AM.
