seismic activity

About a month ago, a massive earthquake shook people out of bed in at least six states, including Kansas. Commentator Rex Buchanan tells us why these quakes could become even more common in the Midwest. Listen for more details on the shake, rattle and roll of seismic activity in Great Plains.

Here's a summary of Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press, as compiled by the KPR News Team.

Scientists have determined that oil and gas disposal wells are, in fact, triggering earthquakes in south-central Kansas.

With a decrease in oil drilling in Kansas, the state has felt fewer - and less-intense- earthquakes.

The Sierra Clubs of Kansas and Oklahoma are meeting in the state border town of Medford, Oklahoma to discuss the threat of quakes in the two states, particularly the seismic activity related to practices in the oil and gas industry.

The Kansas Corporation Commission has ordered oil and gas operators in south-central Kansas to scale back on a practice that many believe is triggering earthquakes in the area.

Kansas geologists are still trying to figure out why a state not typically known for earthquakes has been having so many the past couple of years. One likely culprit behind the seismic activity involves wastewater injection wells used by the oil and gas industry.