People in Lincoln and Omaha are reporting they felt the earth move Sunday afternoon. A 4.1 magnitude earthquake was reported near the village of Cowles, Nebraska in Webster County around 1:00. That’s near the Nebraska-Kansas border.
The U. S. Geological Survey reports it was about two miles below the surface and traveled at least 86 miles. The shallow depth resulted in localized shaking near the epicenter and some people who experienced it report a minor rumbling of the floor or rattling inside their homes.
Shallow earthquakes are often felt more strongly at the surface than deeper events of similar magnitude.
(Map: U-S Geological Survey)