May 05, 2023

Two small quakes shake eastern Marion County Thursday night

Posted May 05, 2023 1:10 PM

By SALINA POST

MARION COUNTY - Far eastern Marion County was rattled by two small earthquakes Thursday night.

<b>The location of the 2.8 magnitude, 9:27 p.m. Thursday Marion County earthquake. </b>Maps courtesy Kansas Geological Survey
The location of the 2.8 magnitude, 9:27 p.m. Thursday Marion County earthquake. Maps courtesy Kansas Geological Survey

The first, a 2.8 magnitude quake, struck at 9:27 p.m. Thursday, according to the Kansas Geological Survey. It was centered just west of the Marion-Chase county line, near the east end of 220th Street.

The location of the 2.2 magnitude, 9:40 p.m. Thursday Marion County earthquake.
The location of the 2.2 magnitude, 9:40 p.m. Thursday Marion County earthquake.

The second, a 2.2 magnitude quake, struck at 9:40 p.m. Thursday. It was located just west of the first quake.