WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Since August 5, parts of Kansas have experienced eight earthquakes, according to the Kansas Geological Survey. Three of these earthquakes registered over 3.0 on the Richter scale.

While the recent cluster of earthquakes isn’t unusual in itself, it represents a significant increase compared to a century ago. North central Kansas had an earthquake in the late 1870s, but it wasn’t until 2015 that earthquake clusters started to rattle homes.

Rick Miller from the Kansas Geological Survey explains that the recent increase in earthquakes is likely due to companies injecting wastewater deep underground. This wastewater creates pressure on the surface, which can lead to earthquakes, similar to what was observed in south central Kansas in 2010.

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