Topeka, Kansas earthquake (Ml 3.0)
Posted by Lowell on July 24, 2001 at 13:40:43:

NEIS is reporting a Ml 3.0 earthquake at a very unusual epicenter
near Topeka, Kansas today with the following parameters:

24Jul2001 14:02:35 37.7N 97.0W LG=3.0 NEIS KANSAS
Several days ago another unusual earthquake at about the same latitude
was reported near Manitou Peak (Manitou Springs), Colorado of Ml 3.0 (see,
Petra, I did answer your question, after all).
This Kansas quake is the largest earthquake within 60 km of this epicenter
since 1948 when a Ml 3.8 occurred about 30 km west of here. The
epicenter to the west also experienced events of 4.3 and 3.8 in May and
July 1919. The largest previous earthquake within 30 km of this
epicenter occurred with Ml 2.2 on Feb 24, 1982. No events have
been recorded in this area of southeastern Kansas since June 17, 1982
when a Ml 1.5 was recorded. The last earthquake recorded in the
region of Kansas/Colorado between 37-38N and 105 - 96W
was a Ml 3.2 on Jan 2, 1998. In the past 150 years 47 events have
been recorded in this region, about 1 every 3 years.


Follow Ups:
     ● That should be Wichita, not Topeka (see above) NT - Lowell  12:59:41 - 7/25/2001  (8650)  (1)
        ● Re: That should be Wichita, not Topeka (see above) NT - Roger Hunter  19:06:15 - 7/25/2001  (8656)  (1)
           ● Re: That should be Wichita, not Topeka (see above) NT - Lowell  20:07:54 - 7/25/2001  (8658)  (1)
              ● Re: That should be Wichita, not Topeka (see above) NT - Roger Hunter  05:08:33 - 7/26/2001  (8674)  (1)
                 ● Re: That should be Wichita, not Topeka (see above) NT - Lowell  07:27:14 - 7/26/2001  (8676)  (1)
                    ● Re: That should be Wichita, not Topeka (see above) NT - Roger Hunter  09:50:53 - 7/26/2001  (8679)  (0)
     ● Re: Topeka, Kansas earthquake (Ml 3.0) - Petra Challus  17:32:40 - 7/24/2001  (8634)  (0)