The earthquake occurred at about 11.5 kilometers, or about 7 miles deep, in a fault zone called the Wabuska Lineament, and ...
It was felt by many in the Mother Lode. The US Geological Service reports that there was “light shaking,” in parts of the Sierra Foothills, around Sacramento, and throughout the Central Valley. There ...
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 ...
6.5 — Carson City earthquake, June 3, 1887: Residents of northwestern Nevada were shaken from sleep just before 3 a.m., cracking foundations in the capital; the Reno Evening Gazette reported the quake ...
: The fire has been knocked down, according to Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong, who said it happened during the earthquake.