Magnitude 4.7 - NEVADA

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2008 April 26 06:40:10 UTC

Earthquake Details

This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	4.7
Date-Time	Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 06:40:10 UTC Friday, April 25, 2008 at 11:40:10 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location	39.520°N, 119.930°W
Depth	1.4 km (~0.9 mile) set by location program
Region	NEVADA
Distances	10 km (5 miles) W of Reno, Nevada 30 km (20 miles) NE of Truckee, California 40 km (25 miles) NNW of CARSON CITY, Nevada 55 km (35 miles) SE of Portola, California
Location Uncertainty	Error estimate not available
Parameters	Nph= 17, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp= 0, M-type=local magnitude (ML), Version=2
Source	Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Event ID	nn00242554

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Earthquake Summary

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.

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Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno