Bizarre Earthquake Near Kansas City Wasn’t Really an Earthquake?

When is an earthquake not really an earthquake? When it's a recent one that hit the Kansas City, Missouri area that was felt by hundreds, but wasn't an earthquake at all.

You might recall that I shared the news on March 15, 2024 that the Kansas City, Missouri area had been hit by a 3.5 earthquake. That was accurate and was registered officially by the USGS. It was officially reported to the USGS by 140 Kansas City area residents.

There's only one problem. It wasn't really an earthquake. Note that the USGS has learned that what registered a 3.5 earthquake was a mine collapse in the area.

An engineer just shared an interesting look at the underground limestone in the Kansas City, Missouri area and why collapses like this happen.

Fox 4 in Kansas City reported that the collapse happened at the Stamper Mine in Ferrelview which is located here. They say they learned this from an anonymous email and not official word from the mine company itself.

Earth Magazine has an interesting article about how human activities in mines and other areas underground can and do cause earthquakes and the dangers that presents. They also theorize that this is why Oklahoma has been so seismically-active in recent years due to much of the drilling and mining in that state.

Now you know that the Kansas City, Missouri earthquake wasn't really an earthquake at all, but likely caused by us humans.