A seismic event measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale was detected near Silver Springs, Nevada, on Monday evening, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).<\/p>\n
Initially recorded as a 5.5 magnitude tremor, the USGS later adjusted its classification back to 5.7.<\/p>\n
The quake struck at roughly 6:30 p.m. local time, occurring at a depth of around 6 miles, according to the agency’s data.<\/p>\n
The epicenter was located approximately 11 miles southeast of Silver Springs, within Lyon County. For context, Silver Springs is situated just over 60 miles southeast of Reno.<\/p>\n
Lyon County officials have stated that there were no significant injuries or damages reported as a result of the earthquake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A seismic event measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale was detected near Silver Springs, Nevada, on Monday evening, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Initially recorded as a 5.5 magnitude tremor, the USGS later adjusted its classification back to 5.7. The quake struck at roughly 6:30 p.m. local time, occurring at a depth […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9350,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[86,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-us","category-usa"],"yoast_head":"\n