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5.9-magnitude quake hits California-Nevada border
A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck near California s border with Nevada on Jul 8, 2021, causing a rock slide on a highway. (Screencap: Twitter/Brett Durrant)
09 Jul 2021 08:50AM Share this content
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SAN FRANCISCO: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck near California s border with Nevada on Thursday (Jul 8) afternoon, with people reporting feeling the shaking hundreds of miles away, according to the US Geological Survey.
The quake, initially registered at a 6.2-magnitude struck at a depth of 10km and was centered near the town of Walker, California, about 240km east of state capital Sacramento, the USGS said on its website.
5.9 Earthquake Shakes Wide Area of California
The Weather Channel 3 hrs ago Jan Wesner Childs
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake rattled a wide swath of of California late Thursday afternoon, bringing reports of shaking buildings and rockslides that closed at least one highway. While there are no preliminary reports of damage or injuries, this is a rapidly evolving situation & more details will emerge in the coming hours, the state s Office of Emergency Services said in a tweet at about 4:15 p.m. PDT.
The earthquake centered was centered south of Lake Tahoe on the state line near Smith Valley, Nevada, according to the U.S. Geological Service.
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.
This image from video provided by Brett Durrant shows boulders blocking US Route 395 near the California state line with Nevada, after an earthquake Thursday, July 8, 2021. (AP)
SAN FRANCISO: A magnitude 6 earthquake jolted both sides of the California-Nevada border, tossed boulders onto a major roadway and was felt as far off as Las Vegas and even San Francisco, with days of aftershocks predicted, authorities said.
The quake shortly before 4pm Thursday was centered south of Lake Tahoe near Walker, a rural community of a few hundred households in the eastern Sierra Nevada. No major damage or injuries were reported, authorities said.