5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Nevada
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A preliminary 4.6-magnitude earthquake rattled the Bay Area early Thursday, striking just before 1:45 a.m., according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter was located in the Santa Cruz Mountains,
A shake alert went out over the U.S. Geological Survey's early warning system on Dec. 4, warning that a 5.9 earthquake near Carson City in western Nevada could produce heavy shaking in the region. But moments later, the survey announced the alert, which ...
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Christie Rowe, the director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, told the RGJ it registered as a 5.5 magnitude earthquake, but that could change as they continue to analyze the quake. "It was felt by a lot of people over a big area,