A preliminary 6.4 magnitude earthquake was detected early Friday morning just outside Reno, Nevada, USGS reports.
The earthquake was felt in parts of Eastern California. There are no reports of injuries at this time.
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.
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake was reported Friday morning at 4:03 a.m. Pacific time near Tonopah, Nev., halfway between Reno and Las Vegas, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The initial quake struck about 4.7 miles deep, the USGS said, and at least six sizable aftershocks were recorded shortly thereafter, including one with an estimated magnitude of 5.1 and two 4.9 temblors.
People from Salt Lake City to California’s Central Valley tweeted that they felt the quake.
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