Dec 15, 2021

UPDATE: More small quakes strike southeastern Saline County

Posted Dec 15, 2021 12:47 AM

By SALINA POST

UPDATE 6:45 p.m. Tuesday: Another small earthquake shook southeastern Saline County Tuesday afternoon.

<b>The 4:02 p.m. Tuesday, 2.7 magnitude quake.</b> Map courtesy Kansas Geological Survey
The 4:02 p.m. Tuesday, 2.7 magnitude quake. Map courtesy Kansas Geological Survey

The Kansas Geological Survey reported that a 2.7 magnitude quake struck southwest of Gypsum at 4:02 p.m. Tuesday. It was centered east of S. Niles Road between E. Hedberg Road and E. Assaria Road.

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UPDATE 11 a.m. Tuesday: Another minor earthquake struck southwest of Gypsum this morning.

<b>The 7:35 a.m. Tuesday, 2.4 magnitude quake. </b>Map courtesy Kansas Geological Survey
The 7:35 a.m. Tuesday, 2.4 magnitude quake. Map courtesy Kansas Geological Survey

According to the Kansas Geological Survey, a 2.4 magnitude quake struck at 7:35 a.m. Tuesday and was centered northwest of the E. Hedberg Road/S. Niles Road intersection.

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GYPSUM - Southeastern Saline County continues to shake.

<b>The 12:38 a.m. Tuesday, 2.2 magnitude earthquake. </b>Maps courtesy Kansas Geological Survey
The 12:38 a.m. Tuesday, 2.2 magnitude earthquake. Maps courtesy Kansas Geological Survey

The Kansas Geological Survey reports that a 2.2 magnitude earthquake struck east-southeast of Assaria at 12:38 a.m. Tuesday. The quake was centered just northeast of the E. Hedberg Road/S. Simpson Road intersection.

<b>The 1:48 a.m. Tuesday, 2.3 magnitude quake.</b>
The 1:48 a.m. Tuesday, 2.3 magnitude quake.

At 1:48 a.m. Tuesday, a 2.3 magnitude quake struck southwest of Gypsum. It was centered north of E. Hedberg Road, between S. Niles Road and S. Cunningham Road.

<b>The 6:22 a.m. Tuesday, 2.3 magnitude quake.</b>
The 6:22 a.m. Tuesday, 2.3 magnitude quake.

At 6:22 a.m. Tuesday, a 2.3 magnitude quake was reported southwest of Gypsum. It was centered just east of S. Niles Road between E. Hedberg Road and E. Assaria Road.