Earthquake: 5.4 quake strikes near Caliente, Nev.

[herding cats]

Source: LA Times

A shallow magnitude 5.4 earthquake was reported Friday morning 24 miles from Caliente, Nev., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

The temblor occurred at 11:47 a.m. PDT at a depth of 3.7 miles, the USGS said, and quakes of magnitude 3.8 and 3.0 were reported in the minutes afterward.

There are no reports of damage or injuries after the earthquake, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department.

According to the USGS, the epicenter was 46 miles from Mesquite, Nev., 60 miles from St. George, Utah, and 63 miles from Washington, Utah.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-na-nn-earthquakesa-earthquake-54-quake-strikes-near-caliente-nev-u2izki-story.html

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No reports of damage beyond a few items being knocked off shelves, etc. so far.

[Warpy]

1. It was shallow, 3.9 Km

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3 aftershocks so far, all deeper.

Must've been a real shaker in southern Nevada.

[byronius]

2. There was one yesterday as well.

http://abc7.com/news/41-magnitude-earthquake-hits-9-miles-north-of-napa/735298/

[Auggie]

4. 9 miles from me. It was pretty weak.

[enlightenment]

3. They've closed one of the fly-overs on the

I-15 "Spaghetti Bowl" - some damage, presumably.

Doesn't give me warm fuzzies to think that a mild shaker, 100 miles away, can damage one of these fly-overs. What are they built from - peanut brittle?
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/54-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-las-vegas-spaghetti-bowl-ramp-closed

[Leith]

5. I Sure Felt It

I was shaky for a couple hours. Here's my thread in the Nevada Group.