Nevada earthquake shakes Carson City, Reno; Impacts felt in California

According to the United States Geological Survey, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Nevada on Monday afternoon and shook as far away as California.

The quake struck at 3:08 p.m. local time 15 miles north-northeast of the town of Yerington, about 40 miles east of Carson City. More than 10,000 people reported on the US Geological Survey website that they felt the earthquake just over two hours after it struck.

Fourteen aftershocks shook the same area before 5:30 p.m., ranging in magnitude from 2.5 to 4.2. The depth of the first quake was reportedly relatively shallow at 8.4 kilometers below the Earth’s surface. Any quake less than 70 kilometers deep is considered shallow by USGS standards.

According to a USGS intensity map, strong to very strong shaking was felt near the earthquake’s epicenter, with Carson City and Reno feeling mild to moderate shaking.

No injuries or damage were reported.

Regard:The video shows the effects of the California earthquake felt by the endangered Devils Hole pupfish more than 500 miles away

Tremors were felt in western and northern California

According to the USGS, tremors from the earthquake were felt as far west as San Francisco and as far west as Sacramento, California.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Sacramento residents saw Christmas tree decorations swaying, water in a swimming pool sloshing and a computer wobbling for several seconds.

According to the USGS intensity map, the tremors reported in California were weak to mild in intensity.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck California last week

The Nevada earthquake occurred just days after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck California.

The quake struck Thursday near the town of Petrolia, about 265 miles north of San Francisco, triggering strong shaking and a short-lived tsunami warning that stretched from southern Oregon to San Francisco.

The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that more than 150,000 people may have been exposed to the earthquakes between north of Fort Bragg and Eureka.

The quake struck at 10:44 a.m. local time near California’s sparsely populated northern coast, just offshore, and was felt throughout Humboldt County. As of 12:30 p.m., less than two hours after the first quake, the area had experienced 13 separate aftershocks ranging in magnitude from 5.1 to 3.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. As of 2:30 p.m., the USGS had reported at least 39 aftershocks with a magnitude of at least 2.5 in the region, including Petrolia and Ferndale.

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