Nov 18, 2021

UPDATE: Two minor quakes shake southern Saline County Thursday

Posted Nov 18, 2021 7:29 PM

UPDATE 8 p.m. Thursday: A second earthquake struck southern Saline County Thursday. See information below.

By SALINE POST

Two earthquakes struck southern Saline County Thursday.

Maps courtesy Kansas Geological Survey
Maps courtesy Kansas Geological Survey

The first, a 3.1 magnitude earthquake, struck at 8:20 a.m. Thursday, according to information from the Kansas Geological Survey. The quake was centered north of Lapsley Road between S. Woodward Road and S. Cunningham Road.

<b>The location of the second quake.</b>
The location of the second quake.

A second quake struck at 3:43 p.m. Thursday a bit northeast of the first. The 2.2 magnitude quake was centered just south of E. Hedberg Road less than a quarter mile east of S. Niles Road.

The quakes were west and southwest of the area where two earthquakes occurred on Wedneday.

READ: Two earthquakes strike southwest of Gypsum on Wednesday