The wastewater from the plant is high in chlorides and other nutrients. The USGS has said Forty earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater have rattled northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas in the last week, according to the USGS. Brian Clennan, the director of public works for Hutchinson, said those disposals are so crucial that “we cannot operate our water treatment center at this point without them.” But it’s also working on a way to eliminate the need for the wells at all. Now Playing Get the latest details on the Kansas earthquake in our LIVE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE. “We see a pressure diffusion and now we’re seeing a drop in seismicity, which is really, really, good news.” Join the discussion on Facebook or Twitter and find more about temblor, tremor or quakes that have occurred in Kansas quakes. The strongest earthquake in Kansas’ history was a magnitude 5.1 temblor in 1867.
At 4.6 magnitude, Sunday’s earthquake is tied with one of the August quakes for the second-strongest earthquake in Kansas of the past year. Previously, Brian spent almost five years working at KUER 90.1 FM in Salt Lake City. - maybe begin the lead with "The Manhattan earthquake struck Riley County, Kansas" and plug in as m-d-y and time. The only report of damage so far has been in the town of Milan, near the epicenter, where a tree was uprooted and cracked the foundation of a home, she said.Get all the day's most vital news with our Today's Headlines newsletter, sent every weekday morning. On Air Now Playing KCUR serves the Kansas City region with essential news and information. Put too much of that into the river and irrigated crops will be damaged or killed. "The 1867 Manhattan earthquake struck Riley County, Kansas on April 24 at 14:22 local time." Here’s what you need to know about finding a place to go when you’re on the go.How to politely turn down an invitation to socialize while there’s still a pandemic going on.The U.S. is spending up to $2.1 billion on a COVID-19 vaccine candidate from GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur.The COVID-19 pandemic has thwarted efforts to keep Philadelphia’s streets clear of garbage, leading to a stink in the City of Brotherly Love.Hong Kong is postponing legislative elections by a year, citing a growing coronavirus outbreak, but critics say political dissent is being stifled.Vietnamese state media are reporting the country’s first-ever COVID-19 death as the country deals with a new outbreak of coronavirus infections.Muslims worldwide marked the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday Friday amid a pandemic that has deeply affected many aspects of religious life.A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Wednesday afternoon 33 miles southwest of Wichita, Kan., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. But the connection between pulses and earthquakes is inconsistent, Miller said. One option is to pipe the wastewater into the Arkansas River, which is estimated to cost about $4 million. Kansas earthquake latest breaking news and updates, information, look at maps, watch videos and view photos and more. A native Angeleno, she joined The Times in 2008. When regulators and experts began looking at injection wells in the area, they found that injection volumes hadn’t increased. Wednesday afternoon’s was by far the strongest.No injuries have been reported, Sharon Watson of Kansas Emergency Management told The Times. “We’ve admonished (well owners) to not pulse, they’ve asked us, define what a pulse is,” said Tom Stiles, director of the bureau of water at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.