Kansas Earthquake

A Kansas earthquake has appeared to have happened around 3:40 PM this afternoon. According to Twitter, reports of the earthquake cover several states including Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, and west Tennessee. This is a developing situation and more information will be posted when more information is available.

Update: The USGS has confirmed a 4.8 magnitude earthquake has struck much of the central Plains. The earthquake was centered around Conway Springs, Kansas. The earthquake had a depth of 3.4 miles.

 

Earthquake felt at the NWS Tulsa office. Here is the Seismograph from the OK GS in Leonard, OK. #OKquake pic.twitter.com/1CyG9QcVnk

— NWS Tulsa (@NWStulsa) November 12, 2014

Still feeling aftershocks. People in Norman and Wichita felt it so far.

— TornadoTitans.com (@TornadoTitans) November 12, 2014

Large Eathquake just now. Felt in ARK, KS, OK, TX. #okquake

— Jordan Overton (@JordanoWX) November 12, 2014

Earthquake felt in OK & KS comes after five M2.5+ earthquakes in the last 24 hours. Awaiting USGS data on this one. pic.twitter.com/phF37pJRIV

— Nate Johnson (@nsj) November 12, 2014

That awkward moment your pug jumps off of the couch and an earthquake starts. Still shaking a minute or so later here at the house.

— TornadoTitans.com (@TornadoTitans) November 12, 2014

Seismograph of earthquake felt from OKC-Wichita-Memphis red means intense pic.twitter.com/fBjHbJApIJ

— Damon Lane (@KOCOdamonlane) November 12, 2014

Even Lake Charles, AR seismograph picked it up quite well. #ARWX #OKWX pic.twitter.com/dvalKUDjZ9

— Ryan Vaughan (@ryanvaughan) November 12, 2014

402p-FYI, 4.8 earthquake centered about 8 miles south of Conway Springs, KS or about 30 miles north of Medford, OK at 340 pm.

— NWS Norman (@NWSNorman) November 12, 2014

4.8 Quake in Kansas felt in Northwest Arkansas. Here's the seismograph at Hobbs State Park. pic.twitter.com/amtKM4OcD4

— Garrett Lewis (@5NEWSGarrett) November 12, 2014