Oct 04, 2021

Two more minor quakes shake parts of Saline County Monday

Posted Oct 04, 2021 12:55 PM

By SALINA POST

Two more minor earthquakes rattled part of Saline County this morning, bringing to four the total number of quakes in the county in two days.

READ: Minor earthquake strikes just north of Assaria Sunday

READ: USGS: 3.8 magnitude quake rattles Saline County Sunday night

Maps courtesy Kansas Geological Survey
Maps courtesy Kansas Geological Survey

According to the Kansas Geological Survey, a 2.1 magnitude quake struck at 2:19 a.m. Monday in far eastern Saline County. It was centered just west of S. Amos Road between E. Cloud Street and E. Magnolia Road.

The second quake was a 2.5 magnitude quake that struck at 3:54 a.m. Monday north of Assaria, according to the Kansas Geological Survey. It was centered just east of S. Old U.S. Highway 81 between Kansas Highway 4 and E. Salemsborg Road.