Nov 14, 2021

UPDATE: Two small quakes strike within minutes SW of Gypsum

Posted Nov 14, 2021 6:21 PM

UPDATE 12:25 p.m. Sunday: A second minor quake in the same area struck a few minutes later. See information below.

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By SALINA POST

GYPSUM - Two additional minor earthquakes rattled part of southeastern Saline County.

Maps courtesy Kansas Geological Survey
Maps courtesy Kansas Geological Survey

According to the Kansas Geological Survey, a 2.4 magnitude quake struck at 11:45 a.m. Sunday southwest of Gypsum. The quake was centered northwest of the E. Hedberg Road/S. Whitmore Road intersection.

The second quake (2.2 magnitude), struck at 11:53 a.m. Sunday less than a mile west of the first Sunday quake. It was centered northeast of the E. Hedberg Road/S. Niles Road intersection.

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