Mangnitude 5.5 Earthquake Rocks Nevada

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit Nevada in the early hours of Friday morning.

The US Geological Survey reported that the earthquake hit Mina, Nevada, 160 miles southeast of Reno.

The earthquake comes after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Esmeralda County, Nevada, in May.

Here’s some footage of the earthquake:

🚨#BREAKING: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake has struck parts of Nevada reports a light to moderate shaking⁰⁰📌#CarsonCity | #Nevada

Just moments ago, east of Carson City, Nevada, the United States Geological Survey reported a 5.7-magnitude earthquake. Numerous people in the city… pic.twitter.com/tgQ9zHb9rQ

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🚨🇺🇸BREAKING: 5.7 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES CALIFORNIA-NEVADA BORDER

A preliminary 5.7 magnitude earthquake has been reported along the California-Nevada border.

Source: @IntelPointAlert pic.twitter.com/LnuOaAk5vu

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 9, 2024

Here’s what CNN reported:

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit Nevada in the early Friday morning hours, according to the US Geological Survey.

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The quake hit a little more than 20 miles southeast of Mina and was followed by aftershocks nearby. Mina is about 160 miles southeast of Reno.

Earlier this year, Nevada saw its largest earthquake in 66 years, when a 6.5 magnitude quake hit a remote area about 225 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

The powerful May earthquake was felt “in the Reno-Tahoe area, and also throughout the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys in California,” Graham Kent, director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, said then.

It was the first large one the state had felt since 1954, he added.

BREAKING – 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Yerington, Nevada, shaking felt as far away as Sacramento, California

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) December 9, 2024

Per Action News Now:

The United States Geological Survey says a 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Yerington area Monday afternoon.

The quake hit in Lyon County about 16 miles northeast of Yerington around 3:08 p.m.

It has a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 before being downgraded. Several aftershocks have followed at magnitudes 3.2, 3.0 and 2.5.