A 3.7 magnitude earthquake was recorded Wednesday morning in Osborne County, apparently the first earthquake in that county in recent history and the largest quake in the state this year.
The temblor, first reported as 3.9 magnitude quake, struck at 9:02 a.m. about 5 miles north of Natona or 32 miles northeast of Hays.
Less than a dozen people reported feeling the quake on the U.S. Geological Survey website, with the majority of those in Plainville, about 15 miles southwest in neighboring Rooks County.
Before that, the largest quake in the state this year was a magnitude 3.5 recorded April 8 in Sumner County, about four miles south of Argonia.
(Read more: Local – The Hutchinson News)