Residents of Northern Nevada and the Lake Tahoe basin were rattled on Monday afternoon by an earthquake that struck southeast of Reno, Nev. Preliminary estimates showed that the quake had a magnitude of 5.8, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 and a depth of 4.7 miles struck near a small town southeast of Reno on Monday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

On December 9, 2024, at 3:08 p.m. local time, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck on an unnamed fault between Yerington and Silver Springs, Lyon County, Nevada. The earthquake was felt as