Small magnitude 3.1 earthquake 14 miles southeast of Salina, Kansas, United States
3.1 quake 15 Dec 12:17 pm (GMT -6)

The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.1 quake in the United States near Salina, Saline County, Kansas, only 21 minutes ago. The earthquake hit around noon on Wednesday, December 15th, 2021, at 12:17 pm local time at a very shallow depth of 3.1 miles. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 3.1 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Prescott (pop. 400) located 5 miles from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Lindsborg (pop. 3,400) located 11 miles from the epicenter, Salina (pop. 47,800) 14 miles away, and Solomon (pop. 1,100) 19 miles away. In McPherson (pop. 13,100, 22 miles away), Abilene (pop. 6,600, 23 miles away), Newton (pop. 19,200, 43 miles away), Junction City (pop. 24,600, 44 miles away), and Hutchinson (pop. 41,600, 48 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.


Earthquake data:
Date & time: Dec 15, 2021 12:17 pm (GMT -6) local time (15 Dec 2021 18:17 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.1
Depth: 5.0 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 38.66°N / 97.5°W (Saline, Kansas, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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