Sam Gross, Reno Gazette Journal
Published 8:02 a.m. ET May 15, 2020 | Updated 8:43 a.m. ET May 15, 2020
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Every year, there are about 500,000 earthquakes – 100,000 of which can be felt on the Earth’s surface. But how do earthquakes work? We explain.
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RENO, Nev. — The Nevada Seismological lab at the University of Nevada, Reno is reporting that a magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck near Tonopah.
Two more aftershocks near Tonopah both measuring magnitude 5.4 struck the area a short time later, the lab reports.
The quake first struck just after 4 a.m. local time and was reportedly felt as far away as Reno and Sacramento.
The magnitude 6.4 quake has been marked as “reviewed” by the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, meaning it’s magnitude has been finalized by a seismologist.
The quakes, including the 6.4, are striking in the desert between Tonopah and Hawthorne, near U.S. 95, according the a Nevada Seismological lab map of the earthquakes.
Does being woken up by your dog barking at a shaking closet door, thinking in your haze that it was the other dog scratching herself, then a ghost, then a burglar, before finally going “ahh, it’s an earthquake” count? https://t.co/EkqMp4F7Bs
— Colton Lochhead (@ColtonLochhead) May 15, 2020
If you felt the shaking, you can submit a “felt report” to the USGS here.
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