Last July, a 56-year-old backyard mechanic was found dead in Pahrump four days after strong quakes struck near Ridgecrest, California, about 150 miles away. “It woke me up, so it definitely had an impact,” he said. Six aftershocks, between 4.5 and 5.1-magnitude in strength, rippled through the region after the main earthquake, the laboratory said. ... just felt an earthquake here in Las Vegas. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Notifications from this discussion will be disabled. accounts, the history behind an article. Earthquakes in the past 7 days of magnitude 2.0 or … He ranked Friday's event with twin December 1954 earthquakes at Fairview Peak and Dixie Valley. “There could be hundreds if not thousands of aftershocks from any given earthquake,” Bonde said. David Boruchowitz reported no damage at the Mizpah Hotel and Clown Motel, two landmark businesses in Tonopah, a mining hub about halfway between Las Vegas and Reno. Personal weather station. State seismic network manager Ken Smith noted that Friday’s earthquake happened a few miles east of the site of a magnitude 6.2 temblor in July 1986 in California’s Chalfant Valley.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported Friday's temblor struck just east of the Sierra Nevada. Steve Sisolak told reporters. Rumor & Scandal, our dogs immediately started barking.

Lericos said his co-worker who was sitting right next to him didn’t feel anything. Please either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. “”However, we have learned that other than obvious earthquake damage some damage is discovered later.". or anything. Don't Threaten. Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion. racist or sexually-oriented language. A sheriff's dispatcher in the historic mining boom town of Goldfield said the 112-year-old Esmeralda County Courthouse escaped damage. Kent said a 5.1 magnitude aftershock struck about 30 minutes after the initial quake. “Living in Nevada, we should expect earthquakes at any given time. Nye County sheriff's Capt. person will not be tolerated. 5.5 magnitude earthquake near Ridgecrest, CA felt in Las Vegas ... 2020; 2:08.

“But the problem with that is we don't know they're foreshocks until there's a bigger one.”. #vegas #earthquake, I felt it for a few seconds! Stay updated on the latest local headlines with our audio news briefing.

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LAS VEGAS (FOX5)-- Several residents around the valley are feeling aftershocks from an earthquake that rattled an area near Barstow, CA. Don't knowingly lie about anyone

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Reports of aftershocks came pouring in from residents around the valley around 7:00 p.m. At this time there are no reports of damage in the Las Vegas area. that is degrading to another person. “There's a small possibility that the one we experienced yesterday is a foreshock of what's to come,” he said. Lights swayed at the governor’s mansion in Carson City, Nevada Gov. Did you feel it? “I mean a bump in the bed is almost as strong as a 2.9,” Joshua Bonde said. We'd love to hear eyewitness Weird sensation. 7:10 pm - Wow! speaks about Alex Trebek's passing, VIDEO: Alex Trebek, long-running 'Jeopardy!'

No injuries were reported, but officials said goods tumbled from market shelves, sidewalks heaved and storefront windows cracked shortly after 4 a.m. People from Salt Lake City to California’s Central Valley tweeted that they felt shaking. Larger earthquakes in the region in the last century included a 6.5-magnitude temblor in 1934 and a magnitude 6.8 quake in 1932, the state seismology lab said. Today 2020-11-08 01:40:30 UTC at 01:40 November 08, 2020 UTC Location: Epicenter at 37.969, -117.991 67.2 km from Tonopah (42.2 miles) Central California The 2.9 aftershock was the result of a quake 140 miles away. Nye County spokesman Arnold Knightly reported broken storefront glass, stress cracks on asphalt streets, loose hanging signs, items knocked off shelves and minor lifting of sidewalks. Be Truthful. When activity occurs on a dramatic rather than the stereotypical geologic scale, it always gets a little exciting.”, “This has been quite a few now that we've felt over six, eight months or so,” Lericos said. “They're on different faults, different mountain ranges,” he said. An earthquake with a revised magnitude of 6.5 hit a remote area of Nevada on Friday morning, about 225 miles northwest of Las Vegas and near the … The main highway between Las Vegas and Reno was damaged Friday, but no injuries and few other problems were reported after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake in a remote area of Nevada. There was a problem saving your notification.

A detour to State Route 360 had added more than 20 miles to motorists' trips. At this time there are no reports of damage in the Las Vegas area. Associated Press writer Paul Davenport in Phoenix contributed to this report. The vast open range east of the snow-capped Sierra Nevada is seismically active, said Graham Kent, director of the Nevada Seismological Lab at the University of Nevada, Reno. ... — NWS Las Vegas (@NWSVegas) January 25, 2020. Bonde is the curator at the Natural History Museum. Us World News. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, “Clearly there's activity going on along those faults in California, so it's kind of interesting to see what's next, right?”. Friday’s earthquake struck about 200 miles from Las Vegas. A 4.6 magnitude earthquake just happened 14 miles north-northeast of Barstow, CA. “There’s actually just an aftershock that just happened,” Bonde said as FOX5 was interviewing him on Saturday afternoon. Bonde said those earthquakes didn’t have anything to do with the most recent one. This Friday, May 15, 2020, photo provided by the Nevada Department of Transportation shows earthquake damage that has closed U.S. Highway 95 for repairs after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake near Tonopah. Threats of harming another “Overall, everything appears to be sound at this point," Knightly said. Share with Us. That’s what happened in July. Dang, just felt an earthquake here in Las Vegas. A 6-magnitude earthquake in February 2008 damaged hundreds of structures in the northeast Nevada town of Wells, including its historic El Rancho Hotel and Casino. Bonde said there’s only a 5% chance this quake could mean something bigger is on the way. https://t.co/Fwvqz4IsUM. Nevada Highway Patrol photos showed cracks on U.S. 95 before crews repaired them about 35 miles (56 kilometers) west of Tonopah. host, dies at 80, Protesters rally after Biden effigy found, VIDEO: President-elect Joe Biden strikes unifying tone. Earthquake hazards maps: ... Earthquakes Felt in Las Vegas Local News. It was initially reported at 6.4-magnitude. “I was talking to my colleague and I thought that I had sat back in my chair and it rocked,” NWS meteorologist Todd Lericos said.

This Friday, May 15, 2020, photo provided by the Nevada Department of Transportation shows earthquake damage that has closed U.S. Highway 95 for repairs after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake … State troopers and sheriff's patrols from Esmeralda and surrounding Mineral and Nye counties checked highways for possible damage.

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