Powerful earthquake strikes Nevada, felt in California and Utah
The U.S. Geological Service is reporting that a magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck in remote western Nevada early Friday. The temblor was reported at 4:03 a.m. about 35 miles outside Tonopah, just east of the Sierra Nevada range, and was felt in neighboring states.
M6.3 #earthquake (#sismo) strikes 211 km NE of #Clovis (#California) 10 min ago. Effects reported by eyewitnesses: pic.twitter.com/giPVKtjdBf— EMSC (@LastQuake) May 15, 2020
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.
People from Salt Lake City, Utah, to California’s Central Valley tweeted that they felt the quake.
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