November 2015 – JAPAN – A magnitude 5.7earthquake struck off Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Saturday. The quake, initially reported as a magnitude 5.9, struck at 4:20 a.m. on Sunday (1920 GMT on Saturday) 94 miles (151 km) west of Kagoshima. It was shallow, at a depth of only 16.2 miles (26 km) below the seabed. –Reuters
4.3 magnitude quake rattles Kansas: An early Sunday morning earthquake was felt by some south-central Kansas residents. The magnitude-4.3earthquake occurred at 3:45 a.m. Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey website. It was centered near Fairview, Okla., west of Enid.
Residents in Wichita, Hutchinson, Kiowa, Conway Springs, Medicine Lodge, Pratt, Kingman, Andover, Winfield, Udall, Haysville, Derby and Valley Center reported feeling the quake to the Geological Survey site. –Kansas