Jocelyn Gecker July 08, 2021 - 6:56 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) â An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rattled the California-Nevada border Thursday afternoon, with people reporting feeling the shaking hundreds of miles away, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.
The earthquake struck at 3:49 p.m. in a region about 250 miles (402 kilometers) east of San Francisco and south of Lake Tahoe. Its epicenter was 4 miles (6.5 km) west-southwest of Walker, a California town of fewer than 900 residents. It was followed by dozens of aftershocks, with at least a half-dozen of magnitude 4.0 or greater, the USGS said.
6.0-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Near California-Nevada Border
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10:30 p.m.: A 4.5 magnitude aftershock hit the area of Walker in Mono County Thursday evening. The town sits near the epicenter of the magnitude 6.0 quake that rattled the central and northern California region just hours earlier.
The owner of the Walker Flea Market said the area was hit with around eight or nine aftershocks throughout the evening.
Just felt another aftershock in Walker, CA. Recorded as a 4.5m. @CBSSacramento
6:07 p.m.: The USGS said in a briefing Thursday that this now 6.0-magnitude quake was particularly uncommon for the area and poses a 6% chance that this is a foreshock of a larger quake.
Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Strikes Along California-Nevada Border
Voice of America
09 Jul 2021, 10:35 GMT+10
SAN FRANCISCO - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 rattled the California-Nevada border Thursday afternoon, with people hundreds of miles away reporting they felt the shaking, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
The earthquake struck at 3:49 p.m. in a region about 402 kilometers (250 miles) east of San Francisco and south of Lake Tahoe. Its epicenter was 32 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of Smith Valley, Nevada. It was followed by a dozen aftershocks, with at least one with a 4.6 magnitude, the USGS said.