Thatita.

Or Thisita.

It wasn’t too bad, I don’t think. I didn’t feel anything here, but that area is near a fault.

Any family I had in McPherson is gone now ;0(

There are no "plates" in the central US so all earthquakes there happen on faults.

Yeah, rae, the map says Whichita so that readers know where and wich.

Well it's suppose to say Wichita and I did not feel anything. I was heading to go see 1917 about that time.

Jewels, I never heard of any damage anywhere, did you?

There were 2 south of there in Oklahoma... no where as big.

USGS Latest Earthquakes

I looked on two local news channels and they are not reporting any damage. I think over the years since we have experienced them, there is seldom noticeable damage. I've heard from several friends and relatives who think they've gotten cracks in their houses due to the earthquakes.

I note that it was relatives and friends who reported cracks in their houses, jewels, but if you feel that such might become a problem with your house, maybe wise to keep those jewels of yours in a sturdy box ... or a plastic bag at least, if you might have some concerns about them possibly disappearing down some cracks.

o j

I have this link on my laptops opening page. I didn't feel anything either, but a friend of mine near Lindsay did.

https://earthquaketrack.com/us-ok-oklahoma-city/recent

Coming from Earthquake Central here on the west coast, a 4.5 temblor is considered a mild one. If close enough to the epicenter, you can usually feel them but they seldom cause damage at that magnitude. We get them frequently at lower levels - 3 to 4.5 or so - and they barely merit a news report.

Raee, there are other writing errors in that news story that make me cringe. Nexstar also is the new owner of our local, fabulous station, and I worry that the same lack of journalistic editing and proofreading is becoming rampant.

The map shows it closer to Hutchinson, but it also says this:

"Kansas began seeing a spike in earthquakes in 2014 that were blamed on
wastewater injection wells from oil and gas production. The number of
quakes began tampering off after oil prices dropped and regulations were
enacted."

I think they need a new editor - someone who is literate.

Lars and BPath, the glaring error is why I posted this.

I shouldn't be surprised though - in a previous incarnation in my career I had to spend significant time editing research reports from my associates for grammer, syntax, and spelling -- although they had master's degrees!