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Tuesday, September 11, 1990 / University Daily Kansan
Seismologists measure microearthquakes in Kansas
By Mike Brassfield and Christine Groody Kansan staff writers
In Kansas, earthquakes usually are the last thing on one's mind. But at the Kansas Geological Survey, earthquakes are top priority.
Seismologists at the Survey, based at the University of Kansas, have been measuring Kansas earthquakes for 12 years.
The project was completed in the summer of 1989, but the Survey still operates one seismograph station in Lawrence, he said.
There are between 15 and 20 microearthquakes in Kansas each year, he said. A microearthquake is an earthquake with a magnitude of less than 3.0 on the Richter scale and usually is not felt by humans.
not yet by humans Earthquakes are caused by shock waves generated by the movement of
rock masses below the Earth's surface.
Most of the seismic activity in eastern Kansas occurs in the Humboldt fault zone, a series of faults running through eastern Kansas from Omaha, Neb., to Oklahoma City. Steeples said.
One earthquake, which was too small to be noticed, was recorded in Lawrence during the study.
Earthquakes in Kansas are not something the average person should worry about, he said.
"There is no question that, given enough time, the Humboldt fault will be subject to earthquakes in the 6.0 Richter range, but the typical homeowner or average person need not worry," he said.
A 6.0 earthquake can cause severe damage but is considerably smaller than the San Francisco quake in New York and on the Richter scale. Steeples said.
Steeples said he could not predict when or if Kansas would have a big earthquake.
"Earthquake prediction is not something we do or want to do," he said.
Rick Miller, assistant scientist at the Survey, said that although Kansas usually experienced earthquakes at the rate of about two a month, there were occasional flurries of earthquake activity.
Steeples said the largest earthquake was measured in Palco, about 30 miles northwest of Hays, on June 8, 1989. It measured 4.2 on the Richter scale.
A swarm of about 20 small earthquakes, several strong enough to rattle houses, occurred in Rooks and Ellis counties in the summer of 1899.
The earthquake knocked plaster off ceilings and rattled dishes.
John Davis, chief of the Survey's advanced projects section, said the Survey also studied the occurrence of oil and natural gas, the availability of groundwater and the general geography of Kansas.
Shake, Rattle and Roll
A study completed by the Kansas Geological Survey in 1989 found that Kansas, although known more for tornados, averages two microearthquakes each month. These are the microearthquakes monitored between 1978 and 1989.
- Microearthquake / Faultline
Source: The Kansas Geological Survey
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