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Magnitude 4.7 - NEVADA

2008 April 26 06:40:10 UTC

Earthquake Details

Magnitude4.7
Date-Time
Location39.520°N, 119.930°W
Depth1.4 km (~0.9 mile) set by location program
RegionNEVADA
Distances
  • 2 km (2 miles) ENE (75°) from Verdi-Mogul, NV
  • 9 km (6 miles) W (265°) from Reno, NV
  • 16 km (10 miles) WSW (238°) from Sun Valley, NV
  • 171 km (106 miles) NE (51°) from Sacramento, CA
Location UncertaintyError estimate not available
ParametersNph= 17, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp= 0,
M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=2
Source
Event IDnn00242554
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Earthquake Summary

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Felt Reports

Minor damage to some buildings at Reno. A rockslide caused damage to a wooden flume on the Truckee River. Felt (VI) at Reno; (IV) at Incline Village, Sparks, Sun Valley and Washoe Valley; (III) at Carson City, Dayton, Fernley, Gardnerville, Glenbrook, Minden, Silver Springs, Virginia City and Wadsworth; (II) at Fallon. Also felt at Lovelock and Nixon. Felt (IV) at Alta, Colfax, Kings Beach, Loyalton and Penn Valley; (III) at Blairsden-Graeagle, Foresthill, Grass Valley, Magalia, Nevada City, Olympic Valley, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Portola, Quincy, Shingle Springs, South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, Tahoma and Truckee; (II) at Camino, Folsom, Janesville, Pioneer, Rocklin, Sacramento and Susanville, California. Felt widely in the Chester-Grass Valley-Sonora area.

Earthquake Information for Nevada