The Associated Press
Posted: 01/22/2011 11:17:54 AM PST
Updated: 01/22/2011 12:44:00 PM PST
HAWTHORNE, Nev.—Four earthquakes have struck in about two hours time in a remote area of western Nevada.
The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.8-magnitude temblor struck around 9:26 a.m. Saturday about 14 miles east of the Mineral County city of Hawthorne and 167 miles east of Sacramento, Calif. It was followed three minutes later by a 4.3-magnitude quake about eight miles southeast of Hawthorne.
Then a 3.9 quake hit in roughly the same area at 11:21 a.m. A fourth earthquake, this one with a magnitude 3.2, was recorded at 11:27.
USGS seismologist Paul Caruso could not say why the quakes hit the same area in a short period of time, but said the area was commonly rattled by relatively minor earthquakes.
A dispatcher with the Mineral County Sheriff's Department in Hawthorne says she felt shaking from three of the four quakes, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.
--- In californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com, "Earthquake Solutions" <earthquakesolutions@...> wrote:
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> Also a 3.2 and a 3.1 just in the last few minutes.
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> From: californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of newnethboy
> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 11:34 AM
> To: californiadisasters@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [californiadisasters] Earthquakes in NV
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> There have been three minor earthquakes in West-Central NV this morning,
> between 0926 and 1131. The quickest locator is approx 269km/167 mi E of
> Sacramento. Magnitudes 3.8, 4.3, 3.9.
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