Dec 12, 2021

UPDATE: Eight quakes strike SE Saline County Saturday: latest a 3.8

Posted Dec 12, 2021 2:23 AM

UPDATE 8:22 p.m. Saturday: A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck southwest of Gypsum at 8:09 p.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. So far, the quake was felt in Salina and in Abilene, people reported on the USGS website.

<b>The 8:24 p.m., 3.8 magnitude quake. </b>Map courtesy USGS
The 8:24 p.m., 3.8 magnitude quake. Map courtesy USGS

The quake was centered west of S. Niles Road between E. Hedberg Road and E. Assaria Road. 

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UPDATE 7:45 p.m. Saturday: Two additional quakes have rattled part of southeastern Saline County this evening.

<b>The 7:10 p.m., 2.0 magnitude quake</b>. Maps courtesy Kansas Geological Survey
The 7:10 p.m., 2.0 magnitude quake. Maps courtesy Kansas Geological Survey

According to the Kansas Geolgical Survey, a 2.0 quake struck at 7:10 p.m. southwest of Gypsum. It was centered just east of S. Whitmore Road between E. Hedberg Road and E. Assaria Road.

<b>The 7:17 p.m., 2.6 magnitude quake.</b>
The 7:17 p.m., 2.6 magnitude quake.

At 7:17 p.m. Saturday, a 2.6 magnitude earthquake struck a bit west of the 7:10 p.m. quake. It was centered west of S. Whitmore Road between E. Hedberg Road and E. Assaria Road.

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UPDATE 7:25 p.m. Saturday: Another earthquake has struck southwest of Gypsum.

<b>The 7:02 p.m., 2.7 magnitude quake.</b> Map courtesy Kansas Geological Survey
The 7:02 p.m., 2.7 magnitude quake. Map courtesy Kansas Geological Survey

The Kansas Geological Survey reported this evening that a 2.7 magnitude quake struck at 7:02 p.m. Saturday and was centered northwest of the E. Hedberg Road/S. Whitmore Road intersection.

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GYPSUM - Southeastern Saline County continues to shake. The Kansas Geological Survey has reported four quakes thus far today.

<b>The 4:28 a.m., 2.5 magnitude earthquake.</b> Maps courtesy Kansas Geological Survey
The 4:28 a.m., 2.5 magnitude earthquake. Maps courtesy Kansas Geological Survey

The first was a 2.5 magnitude quake that struck southwest of Gypsum at 4:28 a.m. Saturday. It was centered just north-northwest of the E. Hedberg Road/S. Niles Road intersection.

<b>The 5:18 a.m., 2.5 magnitude quake.</b>
The 5:18 a.m., 2.5 magnitude quake.

Another 2.5 magnitude earthquake struck a bit east of the first at 5:18 a.m. Saturday. It was centered north of E. Hedberg Road between S. Whitmore Road and S. Niles Road.

<b>The 5:41 a.m. 2.0 magnitude quake.</b>
The 5:41 a.m. 2.0 magnitude quake.

At 5:41 a.m. Saturday, a 2.0 magnitude quake struck basically across the road from the first. It was centered north-northeast of the E. Hedberg Road/S. Niles Road intersection.

<b>The 6:40 a.m., 2.2 magnitude earthquake.</b>
The 6:40 a.m., 2.2 magnitude earthquake.

At 6:40 a.m. Saturday, a 2.2 magnitude quake struck just west of the 5:41 a.m. quake. It, too, was centered north-northeast of the E. Hedberg Road/S. Niles Road intersection.

UPDATE: Six small quakes strike SW of Gypsum Thursday