May 31, 2023

Small quake shakes eastern Marion County Tuesday night

Posted May 31, 2023 12:50 PM

By SALINA POST

MARION - A small earthquake rattled part of eastern Marion County late Tuesday night.

<b>The location of the 2.4 magnitude, 10:56 p.m. Tuesday Marion County&nbsp; earthquake. </b>Map courtesy Kansas Geological Survey
The location of the 2.4 magnitude, 10:56 p.m. Tuesday Marion County  earthquake. Map courtesy Kansas Geological Survey

According to the Kansas Geological Survey, a 2.4 magnitude quake struck at 10:56 p.m. Tuesday northeast of Marion near the Marion-Chase county line. The quake was centered just east of Clover Road between 220th Street and 240th Street.