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Videos: Nevada earthquake: 6.5 magnitude quake strikes US state

May 15, 2020 US & Canada, Featured, Worldwide Leave a comment 379 Views

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has hit Nevada, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The quake struck 35-miles west-northwest of Tonopah, Nevada, just after 4 am (PDT) on Friday.

There have been at least four aftershocks reported.

Early morning earthquake felt in DTLA. #earthquake #DTLA pic.twitter.com/2NNPnzd6nu

— Sean Ward (@seanpward) May 15, 2020

According to the USGS, the tremor struck east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range near the Nevada-Californian border.

Woke up to seeing this #earthquake pic.twitter.com/ItWUZemULk

— omar lopez. ♋︎ (@OmarLopez_1) May 15, 2020

Some Californian residents have said on social media they also felt the movement.

The USGS had previously said the earthquake on Friday was at 6.4 magnitudes before the latest revision.

Did anyone in the Fresno/Clovis area feel that #earthquake? #WOW pic.twitter.com/bUL4qemkeS

— Michael Ikahihifo (@Mike_Ikahihifo) May 15, 2020

The agency said on Twitter the area “will continue to experience more earthquakes than usual. Some may be larger, but much smaller.”

Videos: Nevada earthquake: 6.5 magnitude quake strikes US state

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