A small earthquake has been reported in southern Kansas. The U.S. geological survey said a magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck near Hutchinson shortly after 1:00 on Sunday afternoon. It was felt as far north as Quenemo. The Hutchinson news reports that the earthquake happened near where several others have happened in Reno County. Kansas began seeing a spike in earthquakes in 2014 and were blamed on wastewater injection wells from oil and gas production. The number of quakes began tapering off after oil prices dropped and regulations were enacted.
