DETROIT – A preliminary 6.5 magnitude earthquake was detected early Friday morning just outside Reno, Nevada, USGS reports.
The quake occurred in a remote area of the state between Reno and Las Vegas, and people from Salt Lake City, Utah, to California’s Central Valley tweeted that they felt it. There are no reports of injuries at this time.
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The initial quake struck about 4.7 miles (7.6 kilometers) deep, the USGS said, and at least six sizable aftershocks were recorded shortly thereafter, including two with estimated magnitudes of 5.4.
Earthquakes exceeding 7.0 magnitude are considered “major,” and can cause serious damage.
“It really shook a lot of groceries off the shelves,” Keith Hasty, an employee at a gas station in Tonopah, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Hasty said residents who frequented the store were all talking about the quake.
“We have a lot of locals coming in saying their TVs were shaking, they felt it,” said Hasty. “No damage that I’ve heard of. My boss just called and said his garage shook.”
This quake is centered about 280 miles north of Los Angeles in a remote part of Nevada — about 60 miles east of Mono Lake pic.twitter.com/C87e0qa16h
— KTLA (@KTLA) May 15, 2020
About 20 minutes ago, a strong earthquake shook Eastern California and Western Nevada. #earthquake Initial magnitude: 6.4. pic.twitter.com/GXmiQUzSZu
— EricSorensen☈ (@ERICSORENSEN) May 15, 2020
A magnitude 6.4 quake has occurred in Nevada. Just a reminder that the @Local4Casters Weather App lets you track earthquakes! Tap on any quake dot for the details. pic.twitter.com/7bE68bT7ta
— Paul Gross (@PGLocal4) May 15, 2020